Pork Tenderloin with Blueberry Bacon BBQ Sauce
Recipes Holidays Main Dish Meal ideas Pork
Description
The other white meat pork, is better for you and cheaper than beef. Try it with a blueberry and bacon BBQ sauce that is the smokey and tangy and makes the perfect topping for pork.
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:
2 - 1 1/4 lb. pork tenderloins
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 T. olive oil
Directions
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Cook bacon on low heat until slightly crispy; transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate, leaving the bacon grease in the skillet.
Saute shallots and jalapeno in the bacon 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.
Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor; pulse until pureed; return sauce to skillet; warm slightly when the meat comes out of the oven.
Pork:
Remove the silver skin, if any, from the pork tenderloin; season meat generously with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Heat a large oven-proof skillet. If you don't have an oven proof skillet use a regular one, then transfer pork to a baking tray or dish for the oven over high heat, then add oil. Add pork; sear on all sides, about 2 minutes total.
Place meat thermometer in the thickest part of the tenderloin; place skillet or baking tray into the oven. Cook until thermometer reads 145 degrees F (about 20 - 25 minutes) depending on the thickness of the tenderloin.
During the last 5 minutes of cooking, brush a little of the sauce on the tops of the tenderloins, just enough to adhere to the meat.
Remove tenderloin from the oven; loosely tent with foil; let sit at least 5 minutes before cutting on a diagonal into 1/2" thick pieces.
Serve with the remaining sauce on the side.
6 servings.