Mexican Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Ingredients
3 pork tenderloins
Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
1 jalapeno pepper (optional)
2 cloves garlic minced
2/3 cup ornge juice
1/2 cup lime juice
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup fancy molasses
1/4 cup liquid honey
pinch salt and pepper
Cumin Rub
1/4 cup cumin seeds
2 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp coarse salt (sea salt)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Method
Sweet and Sour Sauce
In small saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; fry jalapeno pepper and garlic, stirring, until aromatic, about 1 min. Add orange and lime juices and vinegar; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 3/4 cup about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in molasses honey and salt and pepper.
Cumin Rub
In a small skillet toast cumin seeds over medium low heat until aromatic and darkened, 2 min. In clean coffee grinder or mortar with pestle. grind together cumin, pepper and salt until texture of instant coffee granules.
Brush pork with oil; rub all over with cumin mixture.
Place pork on greased grill over medium heat and cook until med-rare. Brush with 1/3 cup of the sauce while cooking. Place on board and tent with foil and let stand for 5 min. Serve with sauce
Notes
I make this recipe all the time. I don't however toast the cumin first. I also use the jalapeno peppers because it adds some nice heat to the sauce. This is good warm or cold......