One of our favorite dinners is Pork Tenderloin. The meat is tender, delicious and a welcome break from Beef. We buy bulk tenderloins on sale from Costco and stick them in the freezer. This recipe is great because its simple and quick enough for a weekday dinner, but can be dressed up and taken out to pizazz the town (or just your buddies).
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| Pork Tenderloin with Green Salad and Asparagus - Wonderful Spring Dinner! |
Pork Tenderloin:
Serves 4 (or 2 with leftovers)
Preheat oven to 350. Place heavy dutch oven with 1 tbsp olive oil on medium heat on stovetop.
Cut off any fat on the tenderloin. Mix together:
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cumin (Brandon doesn't like cumin much, I prefer the recipe with 1/2 tsp cumin)
1/2 tsp chile powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Rub all over tenderloin. Place tenderloin into hot dutch oven. Cook for 1 minute and flip tenderloin. Repeat for a total of about 4 minutes to brown the meat.
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| Browning the Meat |
Meanwhile mix:
1/3 cup brown sugar
4-5 cloves crushed garlic
2 tsp tobasco
Place on top of meat - it's ok if it runs off a little, this will create a nice glaze at the bottom of the pan you can scoop up later. Insert thermometer into center of the cut.
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| Adding the to-be Glaze and Thermometer |
Place into preheated oven. Roast until internal temp reaches 140 degrees. Remove from oven and let sit until internal temp reaches 155 degrees.
Serve with salad, veggies, couscous, quinoa, or whatever your tummy is craving! Enjoy!
