Pork Tenderloin - Southern style with chow-chow sauce

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Ingredients

  • FOR THE PORK
  • 2 Tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tea salt
  • 1 tea pepper
  • 1 tea garlic powder
  • 1/2 tea. dried thyme
  • 1/4 tea. cayenne
  • 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 pork tenderloin, trimmed (about 1 1/2 lb)
  • FOR THE CHOW-CHOW SAUCE
  • 1/2 cup prepared yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 3 Tbsp. honey
  • 2 Tbs[. sweet pickle relish
  • 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
  • 2 tea. worcestershire sauce
  • salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Combine chili powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme and cayenne in a small bowl; stir in oil. Rub mixture over pork tenderloin.

Grill pork, covered, 3 minutes. Rotate pork and grill 3 minutes more. Rotate pork every 3 minutes until an internal tempoerature oif 150 degrees registers on the thermometer, about 15 minutes total. Remove pork from grill, tent with foil, and let meat rest 5 minutes. Prepare sauce while pork grills.

SAUCE: simmer mustard, onion, honey, relish, vinegar, worcestershire, and salt for the chow-chow in a small saucepan over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes.

To serve, cut pork into 1/2" slices; serve with sauce.