Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Apple Cranberry Glaze

By KDCooks

Pork tenderloin is stuffed with apple, cranberry bread stuffing mixture, baked with Apple Cranberry glaze.

Ingredients

• Apple Cranberry Glaze:
• 2 whole pork tenderloins, ~3 pounds total
• 1/2 tsp thyme (for rub)
• 1/2 tsp dried sage (for rub)
• salt & pepper
• 1 TB butter
• 1/4 cup sage sausage, crumbled and browned
• 1/2 tsp sage for stuffing
• 1/4 cup celery chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup tart apple, chopped
• 2 TB dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup herb seasoned stuffing mix (such as Stovetop)
• 1 can cranberry sauce
• 1/2 cup apple juice

Preparation

Step 1

Cut each tenderloin lengthwise, but not all the way through. Flatten, sprinkle generously with salt & pepper, 1/2 tsp thyme & 1/2 tsp sage.

Saute butter, onion, celery, browned sausage and apple for a few minutes until tender. Add in 1/3 cup apple juice, sage, cranberries and stuffing mix.

Spread stuffing mixture over one flattened pork tenderloin then top with the other tenderloin. Skewer or tie with kitchen string.

Place pork in shallow baking pan. Bake for about 1 hour at 350 degrees. Glaze with sauce and return to oven for another 30 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers 155 degrees.

Let stand for 15-20 minutes. The meat will continue to cook and reach a safe 160 degrees while it rests.


Sauce:

Combine cranberry sauce and apple cider in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce is slightly thickened.

Serve with remaining sauce on the side.