Pork Tenderlion with Spicy Strawberry Sauce

By lisajesselson

Ingredients

• juice and zest of 2 limes plus 1 lime cut into wedges for serving
• 1/4 cup coarse grain mustard
• 2 Tbs. evoo
• 2 14-16oz. tenderloins, trimmed and cut in half crosswise
• 2 slices bacon chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
• pinch of ground nutmeg
• 1 whole star anise
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup. strawberry sauce

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 400
in a resealable plastic bag combine lime zest, juice, mustard, 1 Tbs. olive oil
place tenderloin in bag, turn to coat, refrigerate 1 hr.
in med. heavy saucepan, cook bacon over med. until crisp, about 5 min.
reduce heat to low add onion and garlic, cook 1 min.
add worcestershire sauce, nutmeg, anise, red pepper, and strawberry sauce, simmer until thickened
strain sauce, keep warm
heat remaining Tbs. olive oil in large ovenproof skillet over med-high heat until oil ripples
remove meat from marinade and sear on all sides
10-12 min. total
place skillet in oven to roast until cooked through, but still juicy about 10 min. for medium
tent on cutting board for 10 min.
slice and serve with sauce and lime wedges