Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

sliced pork tenderloin on top of apple cubes on a plate.

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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

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Unspecified

Servings:

Calories: 647kcal

Author: Joanne Stekler

Ingredients

1 pork tenderloin
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
¼ cup 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, 1 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).
¼ cup bourbon, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 2 medium to large apples
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

Because pork tenderloin is a very lean cut of meat, this method of pan roasting prevents the pork tenderloin from being dry and tough.

Feel free to substitute chopped pear, potatoes, or corn kernels for the apple.

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