I have been making this for several years. It has so much flavor. One of my favorite CL recipes.
Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Guava Glaze
The spice rub and glaze would also work well with chicken.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 195
- Calories from fat: 19%
- Fat: 4.1g
- Saturated fat: 1.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 24.4g
- Carbohydrate: 14.2g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Cholesterol: 74mg
- Iron: 1.7mg
- Sodium: 467mg
- Calcium: 17mg
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 6 ounces commercial guava paste
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, minced
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Prepare grill.
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle pork with 2 teaspoons salt, and rub pork with the garlic powder mixture.
- Combine onion and remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook 4 minutes or until guava paste dissolves, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
- Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink), turning pork occasionally. Brush guava mixture over pork. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Guava Glaze Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Caribbean, Cuban
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- COOKING METHOD: Grill
- OCCASION: Summer
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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