I decided to try something a bit different when making pork tenderloin this weekend. I tried a rub and sort of glaze to them. They ended up being thoroughly enjoyed with some roast potatoes and asparagus!

Sandie

These are the ingredients I used to make it.

I began by mixing pepper, cumin, chili power and cinnamon in a small bowl.

I rubbed it on the pork tenderloins, making sure to coat it evenly on both sides.

I placed them in my cast iron skillet with the olive oil and on medium high heat, browned all sides of it.

Next I mixed together the brown sugar, garlic, sriracha spice, salt and hot sauce in a small bowl to make a paste.

I spread this paste all over the tenderloins.

And finished cooking it in the oven at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes, until nicely browned and cooked through. (And yes, I do realize it looks like a really ugly doughnut in the pictures lol)

Then I let it stand 5 minutes before cutting it into slices and spooning some of the “Sauce” created at the bottom of the pan.

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Recipe
Sweet & Spicy Pork Tenderloin

Preparation Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Servings: 6 – 8

Ingredients

• 2 pork tenderloin
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp.chili powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. garlic
• 1 tbsp. hot sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a small bowl, combine pepper, cumin, chili power and cinnamon.
3. Rub seasoning mix into tenderloins, fully coating.
4. In a large cast iron skillet heat oil on medium-high heat, brown pork making sure to brown all sides.
5. In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, garlic, salt and hot sauce.
6. Spread mixture over pork, roast at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until fully cooked and nicely browned on top.
7. Let stand 5 minutes.
8. Slice tenderloin and spoon “sauce” over it from bottom of skillet.