With its juicy, tender texture and delicate flavor, pork tenderloin is a versatile dish that pairs well with a wide variety of fruits. Whether you prefer the sweet and tangy taste of apples or the bold and juicy flavors of peaches, there's a pork tenderloin with fruit recipe out there to suit your taste buds. In this article, we'll explore some of the most delicious and creative ways to cook pork tenderloin with fruit, providing you with step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to ensure a perfect meal every time.
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FRUITY GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN
This is my favorite summer marinade for pork tenderloin. Use any of your favorite fruit sodas--black cherry, grape, raspberry, etc. Also great served cold on a green salad.
Provided by Kris Schultz
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Tenderloin Recipes
Time 4h45m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small sauce pan, mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, and jam over low heat until sugar has dissolved. Reserve 1/4 cup of sauce for basting the tenderloin while grilling. Combine remaining sauce with soda in a large plastic resealable bag; place meat in bag, and seal. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat grill for medium heat.
- Lightly oil preheated grill, and discard marinade. Cook tenderloin for 15 to 20 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
- Remove meat from grill, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into 1/4 inch thick medallions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 543.5 calories, Carbohydrate 85.1 g, Cholesterol 98.2 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 37.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 1918.9 mg, Sugar 72 g
FRUITED PORK TENDERLOIN
Flattening pork tenderloin before baking speeds up the cooking process.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place cranberries and apricots in a small bowl; add boiling water. Soak for 8 minutes; drain. In a small skillet, saute the onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the pecans, cranberries and apricots., Make a lengthwise slit down the center of each tenderloin, cutting two-thirds of the way through the meat. Place on a greased rack in a broiler pan; open tenderloins so they lie flat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. , Brush with half of the preserves; top with fruit mixture. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Drizzle with remaining preserves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354 calories, Fat 16g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 208mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 31g protein.
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FRUIT SAUCE
Since my husband hates leftovers and there are just the two of us, I always try to pare recipes down in both quantity and fat content. This sweet-and-sour pork is such a favorite. My husband happily finishes any leftovers for lunch the next day! -Linda Brown, Columbus, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring broth and rice to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is tender. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; set aside. In a saucepan, combine the pineapple and spreadable fruit; cook and stir until spreadable fruit is dissolved. Stir in the soy sauce, garlic powder and ginger. Bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture and stir into pineapple mixture; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Keep warm., Cut pork into 3/4-in.-thick slices. In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork for 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned. Pour fruit sauce over meat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 533 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 95mg cholesterol, Sodium 1140mg sodium, Carbohydrate 78g carbohydrate (44g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 38g protein.
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FRUIT
Pork tenderloin roasted with a wine, juice, dried fruit mixture. I used dried apples and craisins, but other dried fruit may be used such as: apricots, raisins, or prunes.
Provided by Hootenanny
Categories Pork
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place tenderloin in a lightly greased or cooking sprayed nonreactive roasting pan. In a small saucepan, heat juice, brown sugar, pineapple juice, bouillon, red wine, balsamic vinegar, dried apple, and craisins until sugar is dissolved; pour over pork in the roasting pan.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350° for about 45 minutes, or until pork is no longer pink and a meat thermometer registers at least 150° in the center.
- Remove from oven, set meat aside and let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, drain pan juices, reserving fruit. Add juices to a sauté pan, which has been heating on high heat. Boil down and reduce juices by half to make sauce.
- Slice pork into ¼" medallions and serve with sauce drizzled on top and spoon over some of the reserved fruit. (Optional: for a bit of a kick, it might be nice to whisk ½ tsp of Dijon Mustard into the reduction sauce) Serves 4 to 6.
PORK LOIN STUFFED WITH DRIED FRUIT
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 3h10m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the raisins, prunes and apricots in a small bowl; pour in the brandy. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until hot, about 2 minutes. Set aside until the dried fruit is plump, at least 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and apple and cook until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic, parsley, sage, 1 teaspoon rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook until the garlic is softened, about 1 minute. Add the dried fruit?brandy mixture and cook until the skillet is dry, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and simmer until the mixture is very soft and the skillet is almost dry, about 5 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Push the handle of a wooden spoon into the center of one end of the pork roast; work the handle through the length of the roast to create a tunnel, widening the tunnel with your fingers or a small paring knife until about 1 1/2 inches wide.
- Stuff the dried fruit mixture into the tunnel, firmly pressing to make sure it?s packed into the pork roast. Rub the outside of the pork roast with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. If the pork has a skinny flap that runs along one side, tuck it under and tie kitchen twine around the pork in a few spots.
- Set a rack in a large roasting pan. Place the pork on the rack and roast until golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the center registers 140 degrees F, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. Let the pork rest at least 20 minutes before slicing.
SEARED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FRY PAN QUICK FRUIT CHUTNEY
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Season pork with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add the pork and cook, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to an oven proof platter. Hold warm in oven while you prepare sauce.
- Add onions to pork pan and cook, stirring often until slightly softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Increase heat to high, add cider, cider vinegar, sugar, chili flakes, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Add apricots and prunes. Reduce to a simmer. Add cranberries, apples, and swiss chard and cook until sauce is slightly thickened and chard and apples are tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add orange zest and cook 1 minute more.
- Divide pork among serving plates, pour chutney over pork slices. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 393 calorie, Fat 4.7 grams, SaturatedFat 1.5 grams, Carbohydrate 63.5 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 27 grams
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CALVADOS SAUCE AND DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE
Provided by Joe Gannon
Categories Milk/Cream Dairy Fruit Pork Sauté Dinner Dried Fruit Pork Tenderloin Brandy Fall Calvados Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut pork crosswise into 1-inch-thick medallions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Melt butter and oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add pork and sauté until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate; tent with foil to keep warm. Add shallots to skillet and stir 1 minute. Add cream, broth and Calvados; boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, stirring up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Divide medallions among 6 plates. Top with sauce; serve with compote.
FRUIT-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN
Make and share this Fruit-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Shahana
Categories Pork
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Place dried fruit mix in bowl and add boiling water.
- Set aside to rehydrate.
- Trim all fat and silverskin from tenderloin.
- Slit tenderloin lengthwise (not quite all the way through) making a pocket for the stuffing.
- Sprinkle the inside with salt and pepper.
- Drain the fruit mix.
- Peel and core the apple and mix with fruit and place in meat pocket.
- Tie the meat with cord at 1-1 1/2 inch intervals.
- Place meat in 13x9x2 ungreased pan and roast uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Lower heat to 350F and roast for 20 minutes longer.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Cut into 1/2 - 1 inch slices and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260.6, Fat 6.4, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 74.8, Sodium 102.6, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 2.8, Protein 24.3
GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FRESH FRUIT SALSA
This delicious recipe for grilled pork tenderloin is courtesy of chef Emeril Lagasse.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine olive oil, garlic, orange juice, marjoram, and orange zest in a resealable plastic bag; add tenderloins, seal, and marinate, refrigerated, overnight.
- Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove tenderloin from marinade, discarding marinade. Wipe excess marinade from pork and season with salt and pepper. Add pork to grill and cook, turning every 4 minutes, until grill marks appear and internal temperature of pork reaches 135 to 140 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, about 21 minutes total. Set aside and let cool completely.
- Slice cooled pork crosswise into thin slices. Serve with fruit salsa.
ROAST PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FRESH AND DRIED FRUIT
Provided by Gemma Sanita Sciabica
Categories Fruit Pork Roast Quick & Easy Dried Fruit Anniversary Family Reunion Potluck Bon Appétit California
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle pork with 2 teaspoons rosemary, salt, and pepper. Heat oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork (cut to fit, if necessary) and sauté until brown, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes. Using tongs, transfer pork to plate. Add shallots to skillet and sauté until brown, about 4 minutes. Add apples, kumquats, and cranberries; stir until fruit mixture is heated through, about 1 minute. Add broth, wine, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon rosemary. Boil 1 minute. Return pork and any juices to skillet, turning to coat with sauce.
- Place skillet in oven and roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 145°F to 150°F, about 25 minutes. Transfer pork to platter; let stand 10 minutes. If thicker sauce is desired, boil juices in skillet until reduced enough to coat spoon. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Slice pork crosswise and spoon sauce over.
FRUIT-STUFFED PORK LOIN
Pork is an excellent choice for a holiday family dinner. Stuffed with orange- and ginger-accented dried fruit, the glazed roast slices beautifully and appeals to all ages.
Provided by cpchef
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Mix prunes, apricots, ginger, orange zest, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and cinnamon in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.
- Open pork roast and spoon stuffing down the center; fold meat over stuffing and tie securely in several places with kitchen twine. Set roast onto a rack in a roasting pan.
- Combine brown sugar, flour, cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon cumin, and mustard powder into a paste; spread brown sugar mixture over the roast.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into center of stuffing reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer roast to a serving platter and tent with aluminum foil while you make gravy.
- Skim fat from roasting pan and transfer defatted drippings into a small saucepan. Pour 1/2 cup water into roasting pan and scrape up and dissolve any browned bits of food into water; pour into saucepan with pan juices. Bring pan juices to a boil over medium heat. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and whisk cornstarch mixture into pan juices, stirring constantly until thickened, about 1 minute. Strain gravy into a gravy boat. Serve gravy with roast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Cholesterol 110.2 mg, Fat 20.1 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 37.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 84.5 mg, Sugar 20.1 g
FRUIT-STUFFED LOIN OF PORK
Provided by Emily Weinstein
Categories dinner, lunch, main course
Time 2h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using the long handle of a wooden spoon, push the dried fruit into the pocket in the roast, alternating the fruits.
- Cut the garlic into thin slivers. Make deep slits in the roast with tip of a knife and push the garlic into the slits.
- Tie the roast with twine and rub surface with salt and pepper.
- Set the roast in a shallow baking pan and smear the butter over the roast. Sprinkle with thyme.
- Stir Madeira and molasses together in a small bowl and pour over roast. Set the pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake approximately 1 1/2 hours, basting often (approximately 20 minutes per pound).
- When done, let stand, loosely covered with foil about 15 minutes. Cut thin slices and spoon pan juices over them.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 482, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 580 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SLOW-COOKER ROAST PORK WITH FRUIT
Imagine, slow cooker 'n spice aromatherapy and dinner done when you walk in the door after a hectic day.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 9h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place onion in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place pork on onion; top with fruit. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over fruit.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until pork is tender. Serve fruit mixture over pork. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg
Tips:
- Choose a tenderloin with a good amount of marbling. This will help it stay juicy and flavorful during cooking.
- Season the tenderloin liberally with salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs and spices. This will help to enhance the flavor of the meat.
- Sear the tenderloin in a hot pan until it is browned on all sides. This will help to create a nice crust and lock in the juices.
- Reduce the heat and cook the tenderloin until it reaches your desired doneness. A meat thermometer is a great way to ensure that the tenderloin is cooked to perfection.
- Let the tenderloin rest for a few minutes before slicing and serving. This will help to redistribute the juices and make the meat more tender.
- Serve the tenderloin with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or a salad.
Conclusion:
Pork tenderloin is a versatile and delicious cut of meat that can be cooked in a variety of ways. With its mild flavor and lean texture, it is a great choice for both casual and formal meals. Whether you are grilling, roasting, or searing, there is a pork tenderloin recipe that is sure to please everyone at your table. So next time you are looking for a delicious and easy-to-cook meal, give pork tenderloin a try!
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