Garlic- Rosemary Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Mustard Sauce

[Bluebear]

Preheat oven to 375. Take pork tenderloin (1 per 3-4 diners depending on appetite) and lightly score it with 3 or 4 "X's". Rub the entire tenderloin with olive oil. Place on a broiler pan. Rub the top of the tenderloin generously with minced garlic (jarred is just fine) and sprinkle with rosemary.

Place in oven.

Meanwhile, on stove top, combine 6 tablespoons apricot preserves and 6 tablespoons spicy brown mustard. (Actually it's better to use a saucepan and not cooking it directly on the stovetop.) Stir over a low setting until preserves melt and meld with the mustard. (Optional: stir in 1 shot of bourbon such as Jim Beam OR port wine).

At the half hour mark, spoon glaze over the tenderloins and return to oven to finish cooking, about 15 minutes. You don't have to cook the smithereens out of it. ("The main thing to remember when cooking pork tenderloins is not to overcook when roasting, since overcooking will cause the meat to dry out. It's a good idea to use a meat thermometer to test for doneness; cutting into the meat to test for color will cause too many good juices to run out. A range of 150° to 165° is usually recommended (taking thermometer inaccuracies into account), which is well above the 137° necessary to kill any trichinae. This should produce tenderloin that's juicy, tender, and safe.")

Pass the remaining sauce at the table. Serves up nicely with boiled new potatoes and asparagus... a company-style meal that is VERY easy to prepare.

[The empressof all]

1. That sounds delicious

I love pork and fruit combos. I can't wait to try this---It sounds so easy.

Thanks for posting it.

[Bluebear]

2. Super easy and tasty. Let me know how it goes! nt

[alittlelark]

3. OK - I'm all over that one on Monday!!

[wryter2000]

4. Enter this in the cookoff

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[fwiff]

6. Yeah, you only have 'til midnight monday

you can't let those southerners win!

[FuzzySlippers]

5. Mmmmm. This sounds yummy!

[theHandpuppet]

7. Yum!

This is definitely one I've got to try. I'll bet this recipe would also work well with country-style pork ribs.