For Valentine's Day, I made a chocolate spice pork tenderloin, it was incredibly delicious, this was the first time I ever used chocolate in my cooking...
First, trim off all the fat and silver skin, then make a dry rub and coated the pork tenderloins (two of them)...
The rub:
4 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbs white pepper
1/2 tbs salt
3 tbs cinnamon
1 tbs allspice
1/2 tbs ground gloves
1/2 nutmeg
I let the tenderloin sit in the fridge for the rest of the day...
I pan seared all 4 sides of the pork for two minutes on each side in a lightly oiled pan on medium high, then finished the pork off in a 400 degree oven for 12 minutes right in the pan...
Let it rest for ten minutes...
While the pork was resting, I added some more EV olive oil to the pan and sauteed carrots, mushrooms, and onions... when the veggies were done, I removed them from the heat... I then quickly added about 1 oz of apple juice to the very hot pan, I deglazed the pan, then added a small splash of white zinfindel, then a few tbs of butter, kept stirring and let the sauce thicken...
Slice up the pork on a bias, serve with the veggies and pour the sauce over the pork, or keep the sauce on the side, the pork is incredible without any sauce too...
Put on some Mozart and enjoy!!!
GZ |
