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Maple-Chipotle-Glazed Pork Tenderloins I love this cut of meat. It’s nutrient-dense with a high level of B vitamins plus phosphorous, zinc, magnesium and selenium. Because pork tenderloin is lean, it’s best prepared with a marinade or sauce. Experts now say you can cook pork just until the center is pink, but I prefer to give it a full 40 minutes in the oven or until it reaches 170˚F on a meat thermometer. This recipe includes the twenty-first-century champion of the culinary world — the ubiquitous chipotle. It remains to be seen what hot new darling will replace chipotle in ’08, but let’s hope pork tenderloin holds its own well into the next millennium.
2 pork tenderloins
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp chipotles in adobo sauce, minced (or more, to taste)
Preheat the oven to 400˚F.
Combine the garlic powder and ginger. Rub the pork tenderloins with oil and then the spice mixture.
Place the pork in a shallow roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes or until nearly done.
In a small bowl, whisk the syrup, vinegar and chipotles. Reserve one-half of the sauce.
Brush the remainder on the tenderloins in the last 5 to 10 minutes of roasting. Slice tenderloins and drizzle with remaining sauce.
Serve with rice pilaf and roasted broccoli.
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Garlic, ginger, chipotles; I always reach for a Gewürtztraminer when the heat is on. Try a Canadian from our own backyard.