Bacon Pork Tenderloin
Need Head to the store and pick up apple butter, pork tenderloin, honey, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the maple you could follow this main course with the Maple-walnut Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a broiler pan with cooking spray.
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until bacon begins to brown but is still flexible, about 5 minutes.
Mix apple butter, honey, allspice, and chili powder in a small bowl.
Wrap tenderloin in 4 slices of partially-cooked bacon and secure with toothpicks.
Brush half the apple butter mixture over bacon and wrap the tenderloin with remaining slices of bacon.
Brush remaining apple butter mixture over the meat.
Place tenderloin on prepared broiling pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until apple butter mixture has baked into a glaze and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the tenderloin reads at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 30 minutes.
Recommended wine: Malbec, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese
Malbec, Pinot Noir, and Sangiovese are my top picks for Pork Tenderloin. Pinot noir's light body is great for lean cuts, medium bodied sangiovese complement meaty sauces, stews, and other multi-ingredient dishes, and full-bodied tannic malbec pairs with fatty cuts and barbecue. One wine you could try is Rutini Coleccion Cabernet-Malbec. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.
Rutini Coleccion Cabernet-Malbec
Deep ruby red. Duo of varietals of French origin results in harmo- nious and balanced red: Cabernet Sauvignon delivers its full-bod- ied character, and Malbec lends nuance to the blend with soft and sweet tannins, enhancing a unique combination of fruity flavours and aromas.