roast pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce

Ingredients

• SAUCE:
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 - whole cloves
• 1 1/2 pounds black plums, quartered and pitted
• 1 - star anise
• PORK:
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 - 1-pound pork tenderloins, trimmed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper