Pork Tenderloin With Balsamic-Cranberry Sauce

The flavor of browned and roasted pork with fresh rosemary, cranberry and balsamic vinegar are combined by Mean Chef to produce a wonderfully thick dense sauce. The whole cranberry and onions added texture. The layering of flavors was so well balanced that no one ingredient domminated the rest. A very easy to make main dish.

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My family loved the flavorcombination of the sauce, but were not crazy about the texture of the whole berries. The second time, I used the canned cranberry jell and the went wild! A definite keeper! Thanx, Mean Chef.

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This was a big hit for the boyfriend and I. I loved how the flavors blended together. It was a refreshing change that just made sense! Next time I cook this though I will instead grill or smoke the pork loin. I also am considering some orange zest or perhaps marinating the pork loin first in some sort of orange or lemon based marinade. I did not have fresh rosemary on hand but the dried worked really well and come this summer, I will definatly be using that from the garden for this recipe!

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We love cranberries with pork and the flavor was really good. I made 2 (1.10lb) tenderloins and it took a lot longer than 10 minutes (I did use a thermometer) so take note if you do more than one piece of pork. Since I made more meat I doubled the sauce recipe which turned out great. I was a bit dissappointed that you can't taste the balsamic vinegar like I had hoped. Along with it I made garlic mashed potatoes and used sauce on them too, and roasted zuchinni. It was an enjoyable meal.

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I used the whole can, 1 cup of broth, added some garlic and braised some CHOPS. 300 degrees, 2.5 hours in a dutch oven and pure yumminess! Served with mashed oldbay seasoned sweet potatoes. Perfect!

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I made this exactly as written and it was wonderful. The flavor was awesome and the pork was so moist. I can't wait to make this for my family this Christmas. Thank you so much for a great recipe Mean Chef!!

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We loved it. It was a terrific accompaniment to our pork tenderloin. Sweet baboo thought that it was a little herby, so we strained them out before serving. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly.

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This pork smelled wonderful cooking and the sauce was delicious too but it was too much to be served over the pork. Another time I would use the jellied cranberry I make myself rather than whole berry. I followed the directions exactly as written.

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I made this for a dinner party I had last night, everyone rated it 5 stars Thanks you for sharing this great recipe.

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Made this for a party of 13 and it was great. We were afraid that it would dry during the longer baking time necessary so we added a bit of apple juice.

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Good taste; easy to do. To cut fat, I didnt add pan drippings to cran. sauce - but pan-cooked small potatoes in it instead for self-serve. Garnished with mesculin mix greens & pomegranate seeds. A good company dish thats easy to make

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All I can sat is DELICIOUS! I used my own home-made cranberry sauce with squished berries. Since I don't like rosemary prickles, I substituted with 1/2 tsp dried sage. Thanx Mean Chef!

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Easy to do, smelled great cooking, tasted wonderful. The leftover pork was still moist and delicious the next day. Definitely a keeper.

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Very nice.

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Another winner from the kitchen of Mean Chef. When I told the BF what I was making for dinner, he wrinkled his nose up in the typical "eeww" fashion. Once this was on his plate and he tasted it, his eyes lit up and he said "wow, this is really good." The directions are very easy to follow and the sauce is heavenly. My vote goes for whole berry sauce but I think it would be good either way. I was thinking about making a batch of the sauce and trying it on turkey sammiches or using it to baste a ham. Thanks for another great recipe!

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Good, tasty, quick and easy. A nice family meal thanks MEAN. I liked the whole berries in the sauce.

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Very good method for pork tenderloin. I used a enameled cast iron frying pan, seasoned the meat and browned it on all sides, then put the lid on and popped in in the oven for 15 minutes. Came out very brown and moist. Didn't add any liquid to the pan at all. I made the sauce with a few variations - didn't have any cranberry sauce so I added some dried cranberries along with some orange juice and zest, and added water as the cranberries dried out while cooking. Very nice easy dish, Thanks!

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5 stars and I don't even like pork! Wow, this was good. The whole family loved it. I plan on trying on a turkey breast as well.

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didnt like this at all. the sauce had very little flavor, too much onions, and didnt thicken up as much as i expected. i had high hopes after reading the reveiws, but sadly i was disapointed.

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We just finished eating - this was EXCELLENT! I used jellied cranberry sauce instead of whole berry. It was fantastic. We served it with brown rice (which was great with the sauce on top) and a veggie. Can't wait to have the leftovers for lunch! Even my kids gave it two thumbs-up! And it was so easy and quick to prepare! We could easily have this on a weeknight!

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