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a plate with sliced apple bourbon pork tenderloin on top of apple cubes.
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Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

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This one-pan apple bourbon pork tenderloin is a quick, easy, and tasty meal that you can make on a weeknight. It takes 30 to 40 minutes from start to finish. And you can make a salad, unpack lunchboxes, and help out with homework during the same time.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Unspecified
Servings: 4
Calories: 647kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pork tenderloin
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon bourbon
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 medium to large apples, cored, peeled, and chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • Trim the tenderloin of any fat, cut it in half if necessary so that it will fit in your pan, and rub it with the thyme, salt, and pepper.
    1 pork tenderloin, ½ teaspoon dried thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • In a cast iron pan or other oven-safe skillet, heat the butter or oil.
    1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
  • When the butter or oil is hot, add the tenderloin. Brown it for a few minutes on one side, then use tongs to turn the tenderloin and brown the lateral sides for a minute. Leave it in the pan with the side you first browned face up. Turn off the heat.
  • Add the bourbon and brown sugar and then the apples. Stir to coat the apples and then nestle them around the pork tenderloin (but leave the tenderloin in contact with the pan).
    2 tablespoon bourbon, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 2 medium to large apples, cored, peeled, and chopped
  • Carefully move the pan to the oven and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork is 165°F. About halfway through, stir the apples once.
  • Remove from the oven, let rest for a few minutes, and then slice and serve the tenderloin over the apples.

Notes

Variations - use pear instead of apple.

Nutrition

Calories: 647kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 94g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 302mg | Sodium: 551mg | Potassium: 1897mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 5mg