Special Pork Tenderloin

LonghornMama's Note:

From Taste of Home, credited to Ruth Harrow. The whole family loved this moist and tender pork cooked in a sweet/soy applesauce.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1⁄3; cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 pork tenderloins (1 pound each)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup apple juice
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:

1. In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper. Cut each tenderloin into six pieces; flatten to about 1-inch thickness. Melt butter in large skillet. Dip pork into flour mixture; add to skillet and brown on both sides. Place in an ungreased 11x7 baking dish. In the same skillet, saute onion and garlic until tender. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Pour over pork. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until the juices run clear and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.

Reviews

[SpaceGhost]

Excellent, very good recipe. Everyone that ate it really enjoyed this tenderloin. We'll definitely be making it again.

[Kittencalskitchen]

Oh Yea... so tender, and was this ever good!! I actually doubled the recipe for 4 pork tenderloins, increased the garlic and decreased the brown sugar, I served this with oven baked rice and salad. Everyone we licking there plates LOL! What a fantastic pork recipe... everyone try this! Thanks LHM for posting this great recipe...Kitten:)

[Dreamgoddess]

This was good, but we thought it was a little too sweet. I'll probably cut the brown sugar in half when I make this again. Thanks for sharing!