Island Pork Tenderloin
Author: CakesCottage
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
- For Pork
- 2 pork tenderloins (2 to 2½ pounds total), trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- For Spice rub
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, ground
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- For glaze
- ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Tabasco or Sriracha
- Preheat oven for 350 degrees.
- Combine all spice ingredients for rub in a small bowl and apply on pork - covering both sides, leave it to sit for a while.
- Heat two tablespoons of oil in a ovenproof skillet and place tenderloin in, brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes total. Leave pork in skillet.
- In a small bowl make a glaze of brown sugar, garlic and tabasco sauce. Put the mixture on top of pork tenderloin.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees and place in the skillet with pork tenderloin.
- Bake it for about 20 minutes, until glaze is fully coated or instant-read themometer inserted in the center of each tenderloin registers 140˚ F.
- When it’s done, cover the meat with foil and leave it at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Cut into 12 medium slices and serve immediately with your favorite side dish.
Recipe by Cakescottage at https://cakescottage.com/2016/11/29/island-pork-tenderloin/
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