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Serves 6

Grilled Pork with Blackberry-Sage Sauce

If your blackberries are particularly sweet or tart, adjust the amount of sugar in the sauce accordingly by 1/2 teaspoon or so to find the right balance.

Grilled Pork with Blackberry-Sage Sauce Photo by: Photo: Randy Mayor; Stylist: Jan Gautro

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallots
  • 3 cups fresh blackberries (about 1 pound)
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
  • 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (1 1/2-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
  • Sage sprigs (optional)

Preparation

1. Prepare grill to medium heat.

2. Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shallots to pan; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add blackberries, sage, and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until blackberries break down. Press blackberry mixture through a fine sieve over a bowl; discard solids. Return liquid to pan. Stir in vinegar and sugar; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 9 minutes); remove from heat. Stir in butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stirring until butter melts. Keep warm.

3. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper over pork. Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cover and grill 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink), turning pork occasionally. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Serve with blackberry sauce; garnish with sage sprigs, if desired.

Cooking Light JUNE 2009

Steamed haricots verts

Red zinfandel

Chocolate biscotti

Pistachio-cherry couscous

Bring 1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in 1 1/2 cups uncooked couscous and 1/2 cup dried cherries. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Uncover; fluff with a fork. Stir in 1/3 cup coarsely chopped pistachios, 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind.

Formal Menu Top Casual Entertaining Menu

Grilled Pork with Blackberry-Sage Sauce

Steamed haricots verts

Red zinfandel

Chocolate biscotti

Pistachio-cherry couscous

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Serves 6

This menu lends itself to an easy outdoor gathering since you can do some of the work ahead. Make the blackberry sauce in advance, but stir the butter in after reheating. Serve the couscous warm or at room temperature. Purchase biscotti from your favorite bakery.

Shopping List:

Canned

  • 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

Produce

  • 2 tablespoons minced shallots
  • 3 cups fresh blackberries (about 1 pound)
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage

Spices

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Recipe List

Grilled Pork with Blackberry-Sage Sauce

Steamed haricots verts

Red zinfandel

Chocolate biscotti

Pistachio-cherry couscous
Bring 1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in 1 1/2 cups uncooked couscous and 1/2 cup dried cherries. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Uncover; fluff with a fork. Stir in 1/3 cup coarsely chopped pistachios, 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind.

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