Pork Loin Roast with Fruit Sauce

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Cooking time: About 40 minutes
Prep time: About 20 minutes

Makes: 2 servings

Ingredients

• 8 oz.   pork tenderloin
• 2       garlic cloves, minced
• 1 t.    lemon zest
• 2 T.    lemon juice
• 1 T.    olive oil
• 2 t.    Dijon mustard
• 2 t.    minced fresh rosemary
• 1/2 t.   Creole seasoning (like Tony Chachere)
• 1/4 cup   apple juice
• 1 t.       corn starch
• 2 T.    fruit jelly (blackberry, boysenberry, cherry)

Directions

1. In a small bowl, mix the garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, 1 tsp. mustard, rosemary and Creole seasoning.
2. Push a meat thermometer into the center of the tenderloin. Coat loin with the mixture.
3. Place pork on rack in a shallow pan. Roast 40 minutes at 375 deg. F. or until the thermometer reads 150 deg. F.
4. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes, loosely tented with foil.
5. Put the corn starch, apple juice and 1 tsp. mustard in a small lidded jar. Close and shade vigorously to blend.
6. Pour corn starch/juice mixture into a small sauce pan. Add jelly.
7. Simmer while stirring constantly until the mixture bubbles and then starts to thicken.
8. Slice the roast pork and serve topped with fruit sauce.

 

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