Categories: Pork main dish

Ingredients

• 1 (1 1/2 lb.) pork tenderloin
• Coarse salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, divided use
• 2 Tbsp. light soy sauce, divided use
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9 × 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper to taste, set aside.

3. In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. soy sauce and minced garlic. Spread mixture over top of pork. Press chopped pecans into brown sugar mixture on pork. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until internal temperature is at least 145 degrees. Let pork rest 5 minutes before serving.

4. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat, combine remaining sugar, soy sauce, pineapple juice and mustard. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Slice pork; spoon sauce over top and serve.

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