Island Pork Tenderloin
Serves 4
Ingredients:
16 ounces pork tenderloin, lean
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon chile powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons olive oil
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
½ tablespoon fresh garlic, finely chopped
½ tablespoon Tabasco sauce
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chile powder, and cinnamon, then coat pork with the spice rub.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat and brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes.
4. Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of tenderloin. Place pork in a roasting pan and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
Courtesy of Carrie Wiatt |