My very good friend, Debra, gave me this recipe. (Debra, get a blog, so I can link you). I just happened to have a pork loin in the freezer and this recipe was super easy, but looks oh-so-fancy. We substituted the garic for shallots (JD cannot have garlic). I used a GIANT sweet potato and two apples, so there wasn't room in the dish for all of it!
Served with a side of broccoli steamed in chicken broth.
Crusty Pork Tenderloin
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp grated lemon zest
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp olive oil
_ tsp salt
_ tsp coarsely ground pepper
1 – 1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed of all visible fat
1 large (10 oz) sweet potato, peeled and cut into 8 slices
1 tbsp water
1 apple cut into 6 wedges
1 tsp packed dark brown sugar
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 450˚. Spray a 9 X 13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
Mix the parsley, lemon zest, garlic, oil, _ teaspoon of the salt and the pepper to a paste in a small bowl. Place the pork in the baking dish. Spread the parsley mixture evenly over the top of the pork and let stand 5-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the sweet potato slices and water in a small microwavable casserole dish. Cover and microwave on High until partially cooked, 3 minutes. Drain.
Place the sweet potato slices and apple wedges around the pork. Lightly spray the sweet potato and apple with nonstick spray; then sprinkle with the sugar, cinnamon and remaining _ tsp salt. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 160˚ for medium and the sweet potato and apple are tender, about 30 minutes. Cover the pork lightly with a foil tent and let stand 5 minutes.
Cut the pork and serve with the sweet potato and apple.
3 comments:
Did you like it? If I don't have enough room in the pot, I'll just put it in another pot and roast it simultaneously.
Looks good!!
Debra
The apples and potaoes were awesome! So yummy. The meat left a little to be desired. It may have been because we can't use the garlic, but it just could have had some more zing, or a browner, crustier top. Overall it was a success!
the apples and the sweet potatoes rocked. the pork was 'meh' and it lacked something. I would try this again, but add a little something to the pork, like a rub to get it more flavor....
Post a Comment