Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apricot-Barley Pilaf

Name: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apricot-Barley Pilaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters dried apricot halves, chopped; 2 Tbsps apricot jam; 710 milliliters quick cooked barley, cooked; 4 servings freshly ground black pepper; 79 milliliters carrot, peeled and finely chopped (about; 79 milliliters celery stalk, finely chopped (about; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 454 grams pork tenderloin, trimmed of visible fat; 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 59 milliliters finely chopped onion; 59 milliliters pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters water

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apricot-Barley Pilaf is a dairy free main course. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 711 calories, 42g of protein, and 11g of fat each. If you have pork tenderloin, water, barley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pecans you could follow this main course with the Bourbon Cake with Pecans: A Southern Classic as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

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Oven

Rub pork with olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste; set aside.

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Olive Oil

Pepper

Pork

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Combine jam and soy sauce in a small bowl; set aside.

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Soy Sauce

Jam

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Bowl

Heat a large heatproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add pecans and cook, tossing frequently, 3 to 5 minutes until fragrant.

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Pecans

Transfer pecans to a plate; cool. Coarsely chop pecans, and set aside.

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Pecans

Return pan to heat, and add pork. Cook 5 minutes, turning every minute or 2 to brown evenly on all sides. To the pan, add jam mixture, celery, carrot, and onion; stir until jam melts and vegetables and pork are evenly coated with sauce. Stir in 3/4 cup water.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Sauce

Water

Pork

Jam

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Place pan in oven and bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees.

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Frying Pan

Remove pan from oven; transfer pork to plate. Cover loosely with foil and let rest 5 minutes.

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Pork

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Aluminum Foil

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Frying Pan

While pork bakes, stir barley, apricots, and pecans into vegetable mixture (remember the handle of the pan will be very hot!). Stir in parsley. Carefully slice pork into 12 equal pieces.

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Apricot