Citrus-Green Tea Pork
(from CollegeCook’s recipe box)
Nutritional info per serving 164 cal, 24 g pro, 3 g carb, 0.5 g fiber, 4 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 74 mg chol, 106 mg sodium
Source: Prevention
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 8 people
Categories: Dinner, Make-ahead, Pork, Tea
Ingredients
- 1/2 c brewed green tea
- 1/2 c red wine or sparkling red grape juice
- 1/4 c orange juice
- Freshly squeezed juice of 3 limes (about 1/4 c)
- 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 Tbsp freshly grated orange zest
- 1 Tbsp freshly grated lime zest 3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 Tbsp)
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 lean pork tenderloins (2 lb)
Directions
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Combine all ingredients except pork in large plastic ziplock bag. Add pork, seal, and turn to coat. Chill at least 2 hours.
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Remove pork from bag, reserving excess marinade, and boil excess marinade 1 minute. Place pork on rack set in roasting pan. Roast about 25 minutes, basting with marinade, until a thermometer registers 160°F.