Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Barbecue Sauce

Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Barbecue Sauce
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Barbecue Sauce a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 225 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Father's Day will be even more special with this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up cider vinegar, garlic powder, ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Prepare grill.
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To prepare sauce, cook bacon in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until almost crisp, stirring occasionally.
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Add chopped onion to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Add mustard and next 5 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin) to pan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 4 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally.
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To prepare pork, combine brown sugar and next 7 ingredients (through red pepper) in a small bowl, stirring well; rub mixture evenly over pork.
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Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155 (slightly pink), turning once.
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Let pork stand 10 minutes.
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Cut pork crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
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Serve with sauce.
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Recommended wine: Zinfandel, Rose Wine

Barbecue on the menu? Try pairing with Zinfandel and rosé Wine. A rosé is refreshing in hot temperatures and complements sweet and spicy sauces and rubs. Zinfandel is a classic red wine choice for barbecue, especially for pork ribs and beef brisket. You could try Castoro Cellars Estate Zinfandel Wine. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 12 dollars per bottle.
Castoro Cellars Estate Zinfandel Wine
Castoro Cellars Estate Zinfandel Wine
White Zinfandel continues to be one of the more popular wines especially during the summer months. Our White Zinfandel is made in a style that lends itself to being en-joyed with or without a meal. The wine's bouquet is full of fruit characters, berries, cherry and watermelon though not overly intense. The flavors are delicate and full of the Zinfandel fruit, all balanced with a slight bit of sweetness to make this off dry wine clean, smooth and brisk in the finish. Enjoy it now for any reason, sipping, pic-nicking, or with your favorite meals.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score16
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