Best Island Pork Tenderloins With Side Dishes Recipes

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Provided by Mrs Goodall

Categories Pork

Time 1h30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 (1 lb) pork tenderloin (approx. weight)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup dark brown sugar (not light)
2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
1 tablespoon hot sauce (Tabasco)
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
3 navel oranges
5 ounces baby spinach leaves, trimmed (6 cups)
4 cups napa cabbage, thinly sliced (from 1 medium head)
1 red bell pepper, cut lengthwise into thin strips
1/2 cup golden raisin
2 avocados

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon, then coat pork with spice rub.
Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes total. Leave pork in skillet.
Make glaze and roast pork:.
Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin. Roast in middle of oven until thermometer inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140°F, about 20 minutes. Let pork stand in skillet at room temperature 10 minutes. (Temperature will rise to about 155°F while standing.).
Make vinaigrette while pork roasts:.
Whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
Prepare salad ingredients while pork stands:.
Cut peel, including white pith, from oranges with a sharp knife, then cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Toss spinach, cabbage, bell pepper, and raisins in a large bowl with about 1/4 cup vinaigrette. Halve, pit, and peel avocados, then cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
Assemble salad:.
Cut pork at a 45-degree angle into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Line a large platter with dressed salad and arrange sliced pork, oranges, and avocados in rows on top. Drizzle some vinaigrette over avocados and oranges. Pour any juices from skillet over pork.

Island Pork Tenderloin image

Provided by weekend cooker

Time 35m

Yield 1 tenderloin, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

16 ounces pork tenderloin, lean
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stir together salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and cinnamon.
Coat the pork with the spice rub.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 12 inch skillet, over relatively high heat, and brown pork, turning every 30 seconds for 4 minutes.
Stir together brown sugar , garlic, and tabasco and pat onto top of the tenderloin.
Place pork in roasting pan and cook for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.2, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 73.7, Sodium 376.7, Carbohydrate 15.1, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 13.4, Protein 23.8

Island Pork Tenderloins with Side Dishes image

Provided by Bill Heleine @Bigolebill

Categories Pork

Number Of Ingredients 31

FOR THE ISLAND PORK RUB
2 pork tenderloins (1lb. each) trimmed
1 tablespoon(s) paprika
1 tablespoon(s) chili powder
1 tablespoon(s) dried oregano
1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes
FOR THE MOJO AND BASTING SAUCE
3/4 cup(s) fresh orange juice
2 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon(s) minced garlic
1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
1 habanero or serrano chile ,seeded, minced
2 tablespoon(s) honey
1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
FOR THE MANGO MOJO SALSA
2 cup(s) ripe mango, diced
1 tablespoon(s) fresh cilantro
FOR THE LIME PICKLED ONIONS
1 cup(s) red onion (thinly sliced)
3 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
pinch(es) black pepper
FOR THE CARIBBEAN BLACK BEANS
3 strips of bacon, diced
1/2 cup(s) poblano or green pepper, seeded, diced
1/2 cup(s) onion , diced
2 tablespoon(s) garlic, minced
1 can(s) black beans (30 oz.)
1/2 cup(s) chicken broth

Steps:

Make the Lime Pickled Onions - Mix all ingredients in a bowl until dissolved. Put sliced onions in a Zip Loc bag, pour Lime mixture in and chill to marinate. I like to put in fridge overnight
Combine all ingredients for the Island Pork Rub
Prepare tenderloins by massaging in the rub. For easy clean up, place a cooling rack coated with non stick spray on a baking sheet lined with foil
Combine juices, garlic, salt, and chili for the Mojo; set aside 1/4 cup for the Mango Mojo salsa
Whisk Honey and oil into remaining mojo for the basting sauce
Combine all ingredients for the Mojo Mango Salsa and chill for 1 hour
When ready, set oven to broil and broil pork 3 min. baste with sauce, broil 5 min. more. Flip meat over, baste and broil an additional 12-15 min.,basting twice more. When pork reaches 145 degrees in the thickest part, remove from oven, tent with foil ,and let rest for 5 min. Slice into 2" thick steaks
For the Caribbean Black Beans- Fry bacon in a large fry pan and remove
Add onion and pepper to bacon grease and saute' for 3min. Stir in garlic and saute' 1 min.
Stir in reserved bacon, beans, and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 min. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook 3 cups of white rice
Serve pork covered in pickled onions, and Black Bean mixture over rice with the Mojo Mango Salsa