Chipotle Honey Lime Pork Tenderloin

By polloazul

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pork tenderloin
• 1 cup fresh lime juice (~8 limes)
• zest from 2 limes
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 Tbsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, chopped
• 1 tbsp adobo sauce
• peanut oil, or other high temperature oil
• cilantro

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Trim tenderloins of fat and silver skin as much as possible. Place in a large ziplock bag or other container to marinate.

In a bowl combine lime juice, zest, honey, salt, and garlic powder.

Stir to combine, then pour half over tenderloins, reserving half for sauce.

To tenderloins add chiles and adobo sauce. Seal and marinade in fridge.

About 30 minutes before you are ready to cook, remove pork from fridge and allow to come to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 425°F. In a large, heavy oven-proof skillet (like a cast iron skillet), heat enough oil to coat over medium high temperature.

Remove tenderloins from marinade and sear in hot skillet on all sides.

Place the skillet in the oven and roast tenderloins for about 15 min.

Remove pork from the oven, cover pork in skillet with foil. Let rest on the counter for 5-10 minutes.

Remove pork to a cutting board, pour reserved lime juice mixture into skillet with meat juices and heat on high.

Allow sauce to reduce and thicken slightly, then pour over sliced pork tenderloins. If you don’t have enough sauce or it thickens too much you can add a little water and continue simmering it until it is the quantity and thickness you want.

Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.