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| Browning the pork: Island Pork Tenderloin |
Yesterday, I found myself weak. Blame it on lack of sleep, hardcore P90X-ing, or the changes in Calgary’s weather. Whatever the case or cause, I was left with a bit of a migraine headache. Woe is me. So I came home, napped, and decided to take it easy by not working out. However, I’m awful when it comes to remaining still and relaxing, so instead, I decided to try a new recipe and cook up a storm-of-a-meal for myself.
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| Waiting for my meal to cook. The anticipation was almost too much. |
I’ve been doing P90X for quite some time, but I’ve never been great with following the nutrition guide. There are many recipes in the guide that I’ve been wanting to try. First up on the list- Island Pork Tenderloin. The verdict- DELISH! I love the combination of cinnamon with the Tabasco sauce, which at first glance, seemed a bit interesting. And since I love cumin, the hint of that along with the chile powder give it a nice flavour. It tasted so good, and it’s quite easy to prepare. When it comes to food and cooking, I like easy, so this will definitely be added to my repertoire of recipes.
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| Teriyaki sautéed vegetables |
Here’s the recipe for Island Pork Tenderloin, taken from the P90X Nutrition Guide. You know you want to try it!
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| Island pork tenderloin, sweet potato fries, veggies and cottage cheese 🙂 |
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Ingredients:
16 ounces pork tenderloin, lean (that’s about 0.45 kg)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon chile powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tablespoon fresh garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
Serves: 4 (I ate half in one sitting. Oops!)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chile powder, and cinnamon, then coat pork with the spice rub.
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| Salt, pepper, cumin, chile powder, and cinnamon. |
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat and brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes.
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| After coating the pork in the spice rub, brown the pork in a skillet. |
4. Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of tenderloin. Place pork in a roasting pan and cook in the oven for 20 minutes. (I left mine in for almost 40 minutes. I like pork to be really cooked, and my oven is a bit funny with the temperature and the times…)
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| Brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco sauce. |
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| The pork is ready for roasting. Yay! |
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