Bacon wrapped pork Medallions


Ingredients serve 4 .

8 slices bacon  

1 teasepoon  garlic powder  

1 teasepoon  salt  

1 teasepoon  dried basil  

1 teaspoon dried oregano  

2 pounds tenderloin

2 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoon olive oil

Method

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees Celcius).  

Place the bacon in a large oven safe skillet and cook over medium high heat, turning occasionally , until lightly brown and still flexiable 6 to 7 minutes. 

Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel lined plate . Remove any excess bacon greese from the skillet . Conbine garlic powder , seasoning salt, basil, oregano in a small bowl.  Set aside .  

Wrap the pork tenderloin with the bacon strips securing in 1 or 2 toohpicks per stip of bacon .  

Slice the tenderloin between each bacon both sides of the medillations in seasoning mix.  Melt butter and oil together in the same skillet over medium high meat . cook each medillloin for 4 minutes on each side . 

Place skillet into the preheat oven and bake until the pork is no longer pink in the center , 17 to 20 minutes .  An instant- read thermometer inserted to the center should read 160 degrees F or (70 degrees Celsius).     

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