Island Pork Tenderloin

Recipe via: Leah


Seriously, this was soooo good!! 
 It was easy and fast and tasted gourmet! 
The spices come together perfectly -
 the flavor is superb
and the meat is very moist!
I love it!



16.oz pork tenderloin, lean

Rub:

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp. chilli powder

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp.olive oil

Topping:
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
½ tbsp. fresh garlic, finely chopped

1/2 tbsp. tabasco sauce or Sirachi hot sauce (amount according to taste

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.In a cake pan - stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chile powder, and cinnamon - then coat pork with the spice rub - rolling it in the spices.

3. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a frying pan over moderately high heat and brown pork, turning after a couple minutes - just long enough to sear each side and make a crusty coating - about 4 minutes.

4.Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and tabasco and pat onto top of tenderloin. Line a roasting pan with foil (for easy clean up) and place pork in pan and cook in the oven for 20 min.

***Can eat meat as part of a meal with side dishes or use in a salad

Island Pork Tenderloin Salad

1/2 orange, peeled & cut

1 cup fresh spinach

1/2 red pepper, cut into strips

1 tbsp. golden raisins

1 cup cabbage shredded

Slices of Island Pork Tenderloin

Vinaigrette of your choice

Mix together and enjoy! mmmm.