SPICE RUBBED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BOURBON-CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 1h10m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Two 2-pound pork tenderloins, patted dry
Canola oil
Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce, for serving, recipe follows
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium red onion, finely chopped
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons bourbon
4 cups homemade chicken stock
1 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
1/4 cup light brown sugar
8 whole black peppercorns
1 chipotle in adobo sauce,chopped
Kosher salt

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine the paprika, sugar, salt, cumin, mustard powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, and lightly coat with canola oil. Dredge the pork tenderloin in the rub, tapping off any excess, before searing on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Place the pan into the oven and cook to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes. Promptly remove from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes.
Serve with the Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce.
Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the onions until soft, and then pour in 2 cups of the bourbon and cook until reduced to a few tablespoons. Stir in the chicken stock, apple juice, brown sugar, peppercorns and chipotle, and cook until reduced by half.
Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and then return to the pan and cook until it becomes the consistency of a sauce. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons bourbon and cook 2 minutes. Season with salt.