Guy Fieri's Blackberry Jalapeno Glazed Pork Tenderloin

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Ingredients

• For the Blackberry Jalapeno Glaze:
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• 1/4 cup kosher salt, plus 1 teaspoon
• 3 cups warm water
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 2 pounds pork tenderloin, silver skin removed
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• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 to 2 roasted jalapeños, seeded, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1/2 cup seedless blackberry preserves
• 1 1/4 cups wine, preferably Merlot, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
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• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 3 cups seasonal vegetables, bias cut, skewered and grilled

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from rachaelrayshow.com

Preparation

Step 1

Yields: 6

Preparation

In a gallon-sized, re-sealable plastic bag, dissolve 1/4 cup of salt in the warm water. Add the vinegar, red pepper flakes, brown sugar, ice cubes and the pork. Brine for exactly 20 minutes -- the pork becomes mealy if it’s brined longer. Meanwhile, prepare the Blackberry Jalapeno Glaze.

Add the butter to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the jalapeños and garlic, and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the blackberry preserves and 1 cup wine, and combine well. Simmer until reduced by half. Add the cornstarch to the remaining 1/4 cup red wine in a small bowl and mix well. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes more. Keep the glaze warm until serving.

Remove the pork from the brine and pat dry. Rub the pork with the olive oil and season with 1 teaspoon salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium heat.

Add the pork tenderloin and cook for 6 minutes on each side, browning evenly and the internal temperature registers 135 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. At this point, evenly spread 1/4 cup of the glaze over the pork. Cook for an additional 4-5 minutes. Remove the pork from heat to a cutting board and keep it warm tented with aluminum foil.

In a gallon-sized, re-sealable plastic bag, dissolve 1/4 cup of salt in the warm water. Add the vinegar, red pepper flakes, brown sugar, ice cubes and the pork. Brine for exactly 20 minutes -- the pork becomes mealy if it’s brined longer. Meanwhile, prepare the Blackberry Jalapeno Glaze.

Add the butter to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the jalapeños and garlic, and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the blackberry preserves and 1 cup wine, and combine well. Simmer until reduced by half. Add the cornstarch to the remaining 1/4 cup red wine in a small bowl and mix well. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes more. Keep the glaze warm until serving.

Remove the pork from the brine and pat dry. Rub the pork with the olive oil and season with 1 teaspoon salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium heat.

Add the pork tenderloin and cook for 6 minutes on each side, browning evenly and the internal temperature registers 135 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. At this point, evenly spread 1/4 cup of the glaze over the pork. Cook for an additional 4-5 minutes. Remove the pork from heat to a cutting board and keep it warm tented with aluminum foil.