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Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce

Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
40 min
Yields
2 servings

Roasted spiced pork tenderloin served with a delicious sauce of bourbon and chipotle pepper.

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ingredients

3
Tbsp paprika
2
Tbsp light brown sugar
1
Tbsp kosher salt
2
tsp ground cumin
2
tsp dry mustard powder
2
tsp black pepper
1
tsp cayenne pepper
2 2-lb
pork tenderloins, patted dry
Canola oil
Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce, for serving, recipe follows

Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce

2
Tbsp olive oil
1
medium red onion, finely chopped
2
cups plus 2 tbsp bourbon
4
cups homemade chicken stock
1
cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
¼
cup light brown sugar
8
whole black peppercorns
1
chipotle in adobo sauce, chopped
Kosher salt
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directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.

Step 2

Combine the paprika, sugar, salt, cumin, mustard powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl.

Step 3

Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, and lightly coat with canola oil. Dredge the pork tenderloin in the rub, tapping off any excess, before searing on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Place the pan into the oven and cook to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes. Promptly remove from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes.

Step 4

Serve with the Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce.

Step 5

Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the onions until soft, and then pour in 2 cups of the bourbon and cook until reduced to a few tablespoons. Stir in the chicken stock, apple juice, brown sugar, peppercorns and chipotle, and cook until reduced by half.

Step 6

Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and then return to the pan and cook until it becomes the consistency of a sauce. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons bourbon and cook 2 minutes. Season with salt.

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