roast pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce
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The Asian spices give this barbecue a complex flavor, which enhances the sweet-tart flavor of the plums.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Roast
Ingredients For roast pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce
- SAUCE:
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2 Tbspcanola oil
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1 cchopped onion
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2 clovegarlic, finely chopped
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1/4 cpacked brown sugar
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1/4 crice wine vinegar
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1/4 cketchup
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2 Tbsplow sodium soy sauce
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2 tspdry mustard
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1 tspground ginger
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1/2 tspblack pepper
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1/8 tspcrushed red pepper
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2whole cloves
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1 1/2 lbblack plums, quartered and pitted
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1star anise
- PORK:
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2 Tbspcanola oil
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21-pound pork tenderloins, trimmed
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
How To Make roast pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce
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1Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons canola oil to the pan and swirl to coat. Add the onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
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2Add sugar and the next 10 ingredients (through star anise); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes or until the plums break down adn the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Discard the cloves and anise. Set aside 2 1/2 cups to serve with the pork.
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3Preheat oven to 450°.
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4Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle pork evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add the pork to the pan; saute 7 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.
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5Transfer the pork to a foil-lined jelly-roll pan; coat with 1/2 cup plum sauce. Roast pork at 450° for 15 minutes. Remove the pork from the oven. Turn the pork over; coat with an additional 1/2 cup plum sauce.
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6Roast 10 more minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the thickes portion of the pork registers 135°. Remove from the pan; let stand 10 minutes. Slice crosswise. Serve with the remaining plum sauce.
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