Spicy Pork Tenderloin with Ginger-Maple Sauce

(from shawn’s recipe box)

If you’re craving meat but want something light that’s loaded with flavor, this will definitely hit the spot. The maple syrup and spice blend offer sweetness with a kick. It’s so easy, anyone can make this dish and look like a star.
6 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and 2 tablespoons sauce)

Source: Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2001

Serves 6 people

Categories: Pork

Ingredients

  • * 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • * 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • * 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • * 1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed
  • * Cooking spray
  • * 2 tablespoons butter
  • * 1 cup chopped onion
  • * 2 tablespoons bottled ground fresh ginger
  • * 1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • * 1/2 cup maple syrup

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.

  2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; rub pork with spice mixture. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

  3. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat; add pork. Cook 6 minutes; brown on all sides. Place on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until thermometer registers 155°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

  4. While pork bakes, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, and cook 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Add ginger, and cook 4 minutes. Stir in broth and syrup, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Bring broth mixture to a boil; cook until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 10 minutes). Cut pork into 1/4-inch-thick slices; serve with sauce.

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