Kei's Creamy Tenderloin Tips

It was early this year when I started cooking. It was practically a new experience for me because I'm never really a kitchen person. The first and last time that I tried my luck in the kitchen was when I was in high school when home economics was part of our curriculum. So this year, I decided to "try" being a domesticated person by learning how to cook and bake.

As a starter, I looked for recipes online and tried them one by one. Some were successful while some were not. I just used whatever basic knowledge I had in cooking and baking. I also looked for some cooking tips online and applied them whenever I did my kitchenworks.

In my attempt to combine ingredients and procedures from different recipes, I was able to come up with my own version of tenderloin tips. I used quick marinade, which was composed of calamansi juice, soy sauce, pepper, in marinating the pork tenderloin. As for the sauce, I used a creamy chicken gravy, which I found online. I had to personalize it by adding garlic flavor to it. I used a generous amount of garlic powder in the dish and added mushrooms too as extenders.

The result? I swear it's a great dish for lunch or dinner. The creamy garlic chicken gravy complements the marinated tenderloin tips. Surprisingly, unlike other cream-based dishes, my version of the creamy tenderloin tips is not overwhelming. You can adjust the amount of garlic powder you put into the dish depending on how garlic-y you want it to be. You can also cook it in a sizzling plate if you want to.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg. pork tenderloin tips
• 2 tbsp calamansi juice
• soy sauce (enough to cover the meat)
• pepper

GRAVY

• 3 tbsp. butter
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 can mushroom

Directions:

• Marinate the tenderloin tips in soy sauce, calamansi juice, and pepper. Refrigerate for an hour.
• Put a small amount of oil in a skillet. Brown the meat. Do not include the marinade.
• In a separate pan, heat the butter. Add flour and mix until it forms a sticky mixture. Do not let it curdle. Add chicken stock and milk. Mix until it form a thick mixture. Add the garlic powder. Mix in the mushrooms and the tenderloin tips. Adjust the taste by seasoning it with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a deep bowl.

Tenderloin tips with creamy garlic chicken gravy

This is supposed to be a secret recipe, but I decided to share it because it's really worth the time. And I am really proud of it.

Kei