roast pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce

St. Cloud, FL
Updated on Jun 26, 2013

a fun way to use plums, paired with a roasted pork tenderlion for yummy summer entree...

prep time 15 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake
yield 8 - 3oz pork and 1/3 cup sauce

Ingredients

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

How To Make roast pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce

  • Step 1
    Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons canola oil to pan, and swirl to coat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add sugar and the next 10 ingredients (through star anise); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes or until plums break down and sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Discard cloves and anise. Preheat oven to 450°. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle pork evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add pork to pan; sauté 7 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Transfer pork to a foil-lined jelly-roll pan; coat with 1/2 cup plum sauce. Roast pork at 450° for 15 minutes. Remove pork from oven. Turn pork over; coat with an additional 1/2 cup plum sauce. Roast 10 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of pork registers 155°. Remove from pan; let stand 10 minutes. Slice crosswise. Serve with remaining plum sauce.

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Category: Pork
Category: Roasts
Keyword: #Onion
Keyword: #sauce
Keyword: #plums
Ingredient: Pork
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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