Brandied Fruit Pork Tenderloin

immaculate thanksgiving/christmas dinner

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup brandy
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2  tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1  cup  mixed dried fruit (prunes, apricots, raisins, cherries, dates and/or cranberries)
• 1  tablespoon  minced crystallized ginger
• 2 (3/4lb)  pork tenderloin
• 1  tablespoon  herbes de provence
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 5  medium apples, peeled,sliced 1/2 inch thick

Directions

1. Heat oven to 500 degrees.
2. In small saucepan, bring brandy, water, powdered sugar, dried fruit and ginger to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Reuce heat to low; simmer 5 to 7 minutes or until fruit is soft.
4. Rub pork with herbes de provence; sprinkle wit salt and pepper.
5. Melt butter in large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Add pork; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until browned on all sides.
7. Place pork in shllow roasting pan.
8. Add apples to same skillet.
9. Cook over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until apples are coated with butter.
10. Add dried fruit mixture.
11. Cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until apples are tender.
12. Pour fruit sauce over pork.
13. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until internal temperature reches 150 degrees.
14. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.