Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Maple-Cider Glaze by Chef Erica Wides Institute of Culinary Education
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 pork tenderloin, about 3 pounds, trimmed and tied
canola oil
salt and pepper
1 cup apple cider
1/2 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
large pinch salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup dried apricots,
2 pears, peeled and diced 1″
4 fresh thyme sprigs
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. In a small bowl, mix together cider, cider vinegar, maple syrup, garlic and salt.
3. Dry the cleaned pork tenderloin with paper towels and season well with salt and pepper. Heat a large oven-proof sauté pan over medium-high heat. Coat the sauté pan with canola oil and carefully place the pork in the pan.
4. Allow the pork to brown on the first side, then turn to brown all over.
5. Add the butter to the pan, allow it to melt and add the fruit. Stir to coat the fruit.
6. Pour the cider mixture over the pork and fruit and place pan in preheated oven.
7. Roast 10-15 minutes, basting often and stirring the fruit. Test for doneness with and instant-read thermometer, the pork is ready at 145.
8. Remove pan from oven and transfer pork to a cutting board. Transfer fruit and glaze to a serving plate. Slice pork and serve with fruit. Garnish with fresh thyme.
Erica Wides has been a Chef and Culinary Instructor for 18 years. She’s been teaching at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City for the past 12 years, and is also a personal chef, consultant, and private teacher. She began her cooking career in New York at Nosmo King, before moving on to Zoe, Savoy, and Arcadia. She was also Sous Chef at Quisisana, a summer resort in Maine. She has done extensive curriculum development for ICE, and recipe development for various clients. She appears regularly on TV in the New York area, and is currently working on several book projects. Erica also teaches “on the road”, as a guest instructor at The Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio, In Singapore, at At-Sunrice Culinary Academy, and in Tokyo, Japan at Culinary Salon Uno.
Don’t miss her show Let’s Get Real on Heritage Radio Network!
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