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SMOKY MAPLE GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

This barbecued pork tenderloin is basted in a sweet and spicy sauce then served with additional sauce at the table. The smokiness comes from canned chipotle peppers, which are smoke-dried jalapenos.

Yield: Serves 4.

July 02, 2019

SMOKY MAPLE GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 pork tenderloins (3/4 lb/0.375 kg each)

Directions

  1. Preheat natural gas barbecue on low heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
  2. To prepare sauce, combine all ingredients except pork in a blender; purée until smooth. Reserve half of sauce to serve with pork; use remaining sauce to baste pork.
  3. Grill pork for 15 minutes. Baste with remaining sauce and grill until a meat thermometer registers 160°F, about 15 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

323 calories, 5.6 g fat, 31.1 g protein, 36.2 g carbohydrate, 0.2 g fibre, 313 mg sodium
Tip:

Hot peppers cause severe skin and eye irritation. Wear disposable gloves when handling hot peppers and avoid touching any exposed skin.