Description

You'll be in Heaven when you make this sweet, tangy and smoky pork tenderloin. It's made with delicious, fresh blueberries, bacon, brown sugar and other ingredients to die for.

Ingredients

• Barbecue Sauce:
• 3 slices thick-cut bacon, diced
• 1/2 c. minced shallots
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
• 2 c. fresh blueberries
• 1/2 c. packed golden brown sugar
• 1/4 c. balsamic vinegar
• 1 T. Dijon stone ground mustard
• 1/2 t. garlic powder
• 1/2 t. kosher salt
• 2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Pork Tenderloins:
• two 1 1/4 lb. pork tenderloins
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 T. olive oil

Steps

1. Cook bacon in a skillet on low heat until slightly crispy; remove to a paper towel, leaving bacon grease in the skillet. Saute shallots and jalapeno in the grease over medium heat until soft, about 2 minutes. Add blueberries, sugar, vinegar, mustard, garlic powder, salt, lemon juice and cooked bacon; simmer until blueberries have split and sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
2. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor; pulse until pureed; return sauce to skillet to be warmed slightly when the meat is removed from the oven.
3. Pork Tenderloin: