SPICED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH MAPLE-CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maple-Chipotle Sauce image

Provided by Chemaine

Categories Pork

Time 4h35m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

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1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground fresh
1/8 teaspoon allspice, ground
2 lbs pork tenderloin, trimmed
2 teaspoons olive oil
7 ounces chipotle chiles in adobo
1/2 cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Steps:

PORK: combine first 6 ingredients; sprinkle evenly over pork. Place in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and refrigerate 3 hours.
When ready to cook:.
Preheat over to 375.
Remove pork from bag. Place pork in a roasting pan; drizzle with oil.
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of pork registers 155 degrees.
Remove pork from pan; cover and let stand 10 minutes.
SAUCE:.
Remove 2 tsp adobo sauce from can of chiles. Reserve remaining chiles and sauce for another use.
Add 2 tsp adobo sauce, syrup, broth and vinegar to roasting pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Place pork in pan, turning to coat.
Remove pork from pan, reserving sauce in pan.
Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Strain sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl; serve with pork.