pork tenderloin and applesauce

By bjlazyl

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 5 apples (such as Gala or Fuji), peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 2 (12-oz.) pork tenderloins, trimmed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Sauté apples in 3 Tbsp. melted butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Stir in zest, juice, sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes or until apples are tender.2. Meanwhile, brush pork with oil. Stir together cumin, next 2 ingredients, and remaining salt; rub over pork. Place pork in a roasting pan.3. Bake at 425° for 12 minutes. Whisk together honey and 1 Tbsp. melted butter; brush half of mixture over pork, and bake 1 minute. Turn pork, and brush with remaining honey mixture. Bake 2 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 145°. Let stand 5 minutes. Mash apple mixture to desired consistency, and serve with pork.

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Sauté apples in 3 Tbsp. melted butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Stir in zest, juice, sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes or until apples are tender.2. Meanwhile, brush pork with oil. Stir together cumin, next 2 ingredients, and remaining salt; rub over pork. Place pork in a roasting pan.3. Bake at 425° for 12 minutes. Whisk together honey and 1 Tbsp. melted butter; brush half of mixture over pork, and bake 1 minute. Turn pork, and brush with remaining honey mixture. Bake 2 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 145°. Let stand 5 minutes. Mash apple mixture to desired consistency, and serve with pork.