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Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin
This one-pan apple bourbon pork tenderloin is a quick, easy, and tasty meal that you can make on a weeknight. It takes 30 to 40 minutes from start to finish. And you can make a salad, unpack lunchboxes, and help out with homework during the same time.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 647 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- ¼ cup bourbon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 medium to large apples cored, peeled, and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Trim the tenderloin of any fat, cut it in half if necessary so that it will fit in your pan, and rub it with the thyme, salt, and pepper.
- In a cast iron pan or other oven-safe skillet, heat the butter or oil.
- When the butter or oil is hot, add the tenderloin. Brown it for a few minutes on one side, then use tongs to turn the tenderloin and brown the lateral sides for a minute. Leave it in the pan with the side you first browned face up. Turn off the heat.
- Add the bourbon and brown sugar and then the apples. Stir to coat the apples and then nestle them around the pork tenderloin (but leave the tenderloin in contact with the pan).
- Carefully move the pan to the oven and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork is 165°F. About halfway through, stir the apples once.
- Remove from the oven, let rest for a few minutes, and then slice and serve the tenderloin over the apples.
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Notes
- Because pork tenderloin is a very lean cut of meat, this method of pan roasting prevents the pork tenderloin from being dry and tough.
- Feel free to substitute chopped pear, potatoes, or corn kernels for the apple.
Nutrition Information
Calories
647kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
94g
(188%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
302mg
(101%)
Sodium
551mg
(23%)
Potassium
1897mg
(54%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
151IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 647
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 647kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 94g | 188% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 302mg | 101% |
| Sodium | 551mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 1897mg | 40% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 151IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.