Great balance of spice and sweet.
Spicy Pork Tenderloin with Ginger-Maple Sauce
Photo: Karry Hosford
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.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and 2 tablespoons sauce)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 263
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 8.2g
- Saturated fat: 3.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 25g
- Carbohydrate: 21.7g
- Fiber: 1.1g
- Cholesterol: 78mg
- Iron: 2mg
- Sodium: 663mg
- Calcium: 39mg
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
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; rub pork with spice mixture. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- 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.
- 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.
Spicy Pork Tenderloin with Ginger-Maple Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- OCCASION: New Year's, Valentine's Day
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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