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

  1. Combine all ingredients except pork in large plastic ziplock bag. Add pork, seal, and turn to coat. Chill at least 2 hours.

  2. Preheat oven to 400°F.

  3. 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.

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