Click for Cookbook LOGIN
"The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it."--Mario Batali

Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin Recipe

  Tried it? Rate this Recipe:
 

 

This recipe for Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin is from It's About Thyme, Again, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 T chili powder
1 t smoked paprika
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper
2 (12-16 ounce) pork tenderloin
1 T vegetable oil
2 t cider vinegar
2 t sugar
1 T ketchup
Directions:
Directions:
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450º. Combine chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper in bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon spice mixture. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with remaining spice mixture.

2. Heat oil in 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook tenderloins until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer pork to wire rack set inside aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until meat registers 140º, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer meat to a platter, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.

3. Combine reserved spice mixture, ketchup, vinegar, and sugar in bowl and brush over pork. Slice pork and serve.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 to 6 servings
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30-45 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was the best pork tenderloin I have ever had. The flavors were terrific.

 

 

 

Learn more about the process to create a cookbook -- or
Start your own personal family cookbook right now!  Here's to good eating!

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!

 

 

 

259W  

Cookbooks are great for Holiday Gifts, Wedding Gifts, Bridal Shower ideas and Family Reunions!

*Recipes and photos entered into the Family Cookbook Project are provided by the submitting contributors. All rights are retained by the contributor. Please contact us if you believe copyright violations have occurred.

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!