The Basics: How to Make Breaded Peppercorn Pork Medallions
A comforting winter dinner
From the store to the kitchen to the table: We outline the steps that get you from something raw to something cooked using simple ingredients, free of measurements and complicated techniques. A method that you can have in your back pocket and whip out whenever you like. We call it recipe-free cooking.

- a bowl
- a fork
- a resealable plastic bag
- a meat mallet
- two plates
- a knife
- a baking sheet
- plastic wrap
- a frying pan
- paper towels
- two eggs
- whole black peppercorns
- breadcrumbs
- salt
- a one-pound pork tenderloin
- vegetable oil
Illustrations by Bill Russell

