HOISIN-MAPLE PORK TENDERLOIN

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East meets west with these delicious tenderloins. Use a good quality REAL maple syrup for this, rather than corn syrup with artificial maple flavoring. I found this recipe in a Chicago Sun-Times article about maple syrup.

Provided by Hey Jude

Categories     Pork

Time 50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 pork tenderloin, 3/4 to 1 lb. each
3 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
1 medium onion, sliced
salt
fresh ground pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°.
  • Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, stir together maple syrup, hoisin sauce and sesame oil.
  • Set aside.
  • Rub each pork tenderloin with cut side of garlic slice.
  • Spread onion slices and garlic in center of roasting pan.
  • Place tenderloins, side by side but not touching, on onion mixture.
  • Sprinkle pork lightly with salt and black pepper.
  • Bake 10 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 375°.
  • Spoon maple syrup mixture over pork, covering it evenly.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer, basting once.
  • Outside of meat should be well-browned.
  • Let pork rest 10 minutes.
  • Slice and serve with the onion mixture.

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