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Roasted Pork with Honeyed Grape Sauce

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
  
• 1/3 cup chopped shallots
  
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  
• 2 cups coarsely chopped seedless red grapes
  
• 2 tablespoons tamari sauce or soy sauce
  
• 2 tablespoons honey
  
• 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  
• dash five-spice powder
  
• 1 1/4 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
   
   
2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic; saute 3 minutes or until tender. Add grapes and next 4 ingredients (grapes through five-spice powder). Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Place grape mixture in a blender; process until smooth.
   
   
3. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of pork. Bake pork at 450 for 12 minutes or until thermometer registers 155 degrees. Tent with foil; let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with sauce.
   
   
4. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and 1/4 cup sauce). 263 cal, 6.6g fat, 25.6g pro, 26.6g carb, 1g fiber, 74mg chol, 2.1mg iron, 759mg sod, 27mg calc.