Embellishmints

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