Island Pork Tenderloin

Tonight I tried cooking a pork tenderloin for the first time!  I have always avoided in the past as there is nothing worse that overcooked pork.....well, actually overcooked fish is the worst for me!  I was inspired by Island Pork Tenderloin on Pennies On a Platter blog.  It looked delicious but just as importantly moist and tender.  I modified the ingredients slightly to ensure the kids will also enjoy.

It turned out delicious, and tender and moist as I had hoped it would be!  I will definitely try again but with a different sauce.

Island Pork Tenderloin
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

For Wet Spice Rub:
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon sweet chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 pork tenderloins (approximately 1 1/2 pounds total) trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil

For Glaze
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
1/2 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

Directions:

1) Wash the tenderloins and pat dry.

2) Mix together the wet spice rub ingredients in a small bowl and then coat pork tenderloins.

3) Heat one tablespoon oil over moderately high heat in a skillet or frying pan.  Brown pork tenderloins for about 4 minutes.  Be sure to turn to brown all sides.  If skillet/frying pan is not oven-proof, transfer over to a baking pan.

4) Mix the Glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.  Place over the top of the tenderloins.

5) Roast tenderloins in a 350 degrees oven and until it reaches 140 degrees.  It will take 15 to 20 minutes.  Loosely tent with foil for at 10 minutes before slicing.