Pork medallions with "full" turnips


Pork medallions with "full" turnips
This recipe brings together sautéed medallions of pork filet mignon and turnips, pan-fried then filled with a creamy mixture made from their own green tops.

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Last modified on: May 22th 2025
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 60 min.
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Stage 1
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Prepare 2 cups + 2 tablespoons turnips, and keep the tops.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Cut the greeen tops off 2 cups + 2 tablespoons turnipss, remove the tough ends of the leaf stalks, then put to soak in water with a little vinegar added.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and blanch the washed turnip greens for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Remove the greeens from the boiling water and plunge them into icy cold water.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Drain thoroughly, then give a quick whizz in a salad spinner to remove as much water as possible.

Set aside on absorbant paper.

Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Bring 4 cups + 3 tablespoons vegetable stock to the boil and add the turnips.

Simmer until the turnips are tender (a knife point should pierce them easily).

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Prepare 1 shallot and chop finely.

Melt 1 ½ tablespoon butter in a small pan, then add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Pour in 1 cup liquid cream, mix well and leave on low heat until reduced by half.

Check the seasoning, then set aside.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Take the cooked turnips out of the stock, hollow out the centres to allow for filling, preferably using a pommes parisiennes spoon.

Keep the flesh scooped out for the filling.

Stage 10 - 3 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Put into a blender goblet: the reduced cream, the cooked turnip greens and the centres of the turnips.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Blend thoroughly...

Stage 12 - 2 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
...and pour into the pan used for the cream. Check the seasoning again and keep hot.

Stage 13 - 5 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Slice 3 cups filet mignon (pork loin) into medallions, i.e. fairly thickly. Salt and pepper on both sides.

Heat the plates.

Stage 14 - 10 min.
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Pour 5 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on high heat.

When really hot, add the turnips and brown all over.

Push the turnips to one side and fry the pork medallions.

Stage 15
Pork medallions with "full" turnips
Serve 1,2 or 3 pork medallions per person with 1 or 2 turnips, filled with the green cream.

Serve immediately.
Remarks
In stage 7, you can use chicken stock or just salted boiling water if you don't have any vegetable stock.

If your turnips do not come with green tops, you can use a large bunch of parsley instead.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe220 RDI=90 %520 RDI=50 %650 RDI=100 %8,800 RDI=440 %36,860 RDI: 440 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=5 %30 RDI=3 %40 RDI=6 %560 RDI=30 %2,350 RDI: 30 %
Per person60 RDI=20 %130 RDI=10 %160 RDI=30 %2,200 RDI=110 %9,220 RDI: 110 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 15.60 €
  • Per person : 3.90 €

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