Simple Savory Pork Tenderloin with Plum Sauce
Simple pork tenderloin with plum sauce. This recipe is perfect to serve at gatherings with friends and yet simple enough for a weeknight meal at home. The pork tenderloin is seared and then baked in the oven and so tender. An all-around delicious meal
Ingredients
- 1 lb-1.25lb pork tenderloin
- salt & pepper
- olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 6 red blue, or black plums, pitted and cut in half
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
Pork Tenderloin
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Brush pork tenderloin with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- In a cast iron pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat. Sear pork tenderloin for 1 minute each side, turning 3-4 times.
- Bake pork tenderloin for 30-35 minutes or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165℉.
Plum Sauce
- Meanwhile, mince garlic and set aside. Combine the plums and balsamic vinegar in a medium saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered.
- Cover plums and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add the garlic, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and honey and stir. Simmer for another 10 minutes uncovered.
- Spoon sauce in to the bowl of a food processor and pulse about 10-12 times making sure the peels are finely chopped.
- Serve over pork tenderloin
Notes
The plum sauce makes about 2 1/2 cups.
The nutrition facts label is for the pork tenderloin alone as you will have a lot of sauce leftover. Per 1/4 cup serving of plum sauce, there is: 46 calories, 1.3 grams of fat, 8.5 grams of carbohydrate, and .4 grams of protein.