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Island Pork Tenderloin

Delicious recipe for pork tenderloin!
Prep Time12 minutes
Cook Time28 minutes
10 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 549kcal

Ingredients

  • Pork:
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 pork tenderloins 2 1/2 lbs total
  • 2 T olive oil
  • Glaze:
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 T finely chopped garlic
  • 1 T Tabasco

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon. Coat pork with spice rub.
  • Heat oil in ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes total. Leave pork in skillet.
  • Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin.
  • Roast in skillet. Place in middle of oven until meat thermomemeter inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140°, about 28 minutes.
  • Let pork stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Slice at diagonal and serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 549kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 75g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 236mg | Sodium: 699mg | Potassium: 1470mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 4mg