Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chocolate Tomato Sauce

Name: Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chocolate Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 418 grams crushed tomatoes; 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning; 907 grams pork tenderloins, trimmed; 118 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder

Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chocolate Tomato Sauce requires roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes from start to finish. For $2.54 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 416 calories, 51g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires pork tenderloins, rosemary, cocoa powder, and olive oil. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Mustard Sauce, Cocoa spiced rubbed pork tenderloin with crimini berry sauce, and Cocoa-Chile-Rubbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin.

Instructions

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.

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Heat the oil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the garlic and onions.

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Garlic

Onion

Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook until the onion is tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the cocoa powder.

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Cocoa Powder

Pepper

Onion

Salt

Add the broth, rosemary, vinegar and tomatoes. Bring the sauce to a simmer. Cover the pan. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.

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Rosemary

Tomato

Vinegar

Broth

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Remove the pan from the heat.

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Frying Pan

Whisk the cocoa powder, allspice, dark brown sugar, salt and pepper in a small bowl to blend.

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Dark Brown Sugar

Salt And Pepper

Cocoa Powder

Allspice

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Bowl

Place the pork on a heavy nonstick baking sheet. Rub the allspice mixture over the pork.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Drizzle with olive oil and roast until a thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 145 degrees F, 25 to 30 minutes. Tent loosely with foil and let rest 10 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Pork

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Aluminum Foil

Cut the pork crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange the slices on a platter. Spoon the sauce over the pork and serve.

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Servings:

1teaspoon

balsamic vinegar 1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 418grams

crushed tomatoes 2teaspoons

dark brown sugar 2teaspoons

finely chopped fresh rosemary 2cloves

garlic, finely chopped 2teaspoons

ground allspice 1Tbsp

kosher salt 1teaspoon

kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning 907grams

pork tenderloins, trimmed 118milliliters

low-sodium chicken broth 3Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 1

onion, finely chopped 1Tbsp

unsweetened cocoa powder 3Tbsps

unsweetened cocoa powder

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Malbec, Sangiovese

Pork Tenderloin works really well with Pinot Noir, Malbec, and Sangiovese. 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. You could try King Estate Domaine Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 50 dollars per bottle.