Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Sage Stuffing

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 2 whole pork tenderloins, 1 1/2 to 2 lbs total
• salt and pepper
• 1/3 cup apple juice
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp dried leaf sage, crumbled
• 3/4 cup chopped peeled tart apple
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup herb seasoned stuffing crumbs
• 1 cup apple juice
• 4 slices bacon, halved crosswise

Preparation

Step 1

Cut each tenderloin lengthwise, but not all the way through. Flatten. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.

Heat 1/3 cup apple juice with butter and sage. Stir in chopped apple and onion and stuffing mix. Spread stuffing mixture over one flattened pork tenderloin then top with the other flattened pork tenderloin. Skewer shut. Place pork in a shallow baking pan. Pour 1 cup apple juice over meat then lay bacon across top.
Roast uncovered at 350 for 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked through. remove skewers.

Serves 6 to 8