Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maple-Chipotle Sauce

Smokiness flavor

• Ready In: 4 hrs 35 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• PORK

• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper, ground fresh
• 1⁄8 teaspoon allspice, ground
• 2  lbs  pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 2  teaspoons olive oil

• SAUCE

• 7  ounces chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 3  tablespoons  fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Directions

1. PORK: combine first 6 ingredients; sprinkle evenly over pork. Place in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and refrigerate 3 hours.
2. When ready to cook:
3. Preheat over to 375.
4. Remove pork from bag. Place pork in a roasting pan; drizzle with oil.
5. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of pork registers 155 degrees.
6. Remove pork from pan; cover and let stand 10 minutes.
7. SAUCE:
8. Remove 2 tsp adobo sauce from can of chiles. Reserve remaining chiles and sauce for another use.
9. Add 2 tsp adobo sauce, syrup, broth and vinegar to roasting pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
10. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
11. Remove from heat. Place pork in pan, turning to coat.
12. Remove pork from pan, reserving sauce in pan.
13. Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Strain sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl; serve with pork.