One of my favorite things to make {and eat} is definitely pork tenderloin. It’s so delicious and tender! It can be kind of hard for me to try new recipes because when I find one I love and I don’t want to waste such a good piece of meat on a potential bad recipe. I’m so glad I tried this recipe, however! Oh my word, it seriously blows my mind. I was a little hesitant at first due to the tabasco sauce, and thought about omitting it, but you mustn’t. It adds so much! My 3 year old at this recipe, so that goes to show you that it’s not all that spicy. I mean it definitely has a kick to it, and I did make sure I didn’t add any extra sauce to his helping, but he really liked it. So if you are sensitive to spice try this anyway!
Island Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
Spice Rub:
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cinnamon
2 pork tenderloins {2-1/4 to 2-1/2 lbs total} trimmed
2 Tbsp olive oil
Glaze:
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 Tbsp Tabasco
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Stir the spice rub ingredients together in a small bowl and rub all over the pork
Heat oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Brown your pork, turning occasionally, about 4-5 minutes. Place in an oven safe dish
Stir together brown sugar, garlic and tabasco in a small bowl. Pat the mixture on top of the pork
Roast until the thermometer reads 145 degrees. About 20-25 minutes. Check every couple minutes after 20 minutes.
Remove from oven, and let rest for 10 minutes
Recipe adapted from Little B Cooks
This was so delicious! Everyone enjoyed it! Love the sweet heat it gives! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!!!
Oh I’m so glad you enjoyed it! We loved the sweet heat it gives too, thank you for letting me know you liked it! 🙂 xoXO