Cranberry Orange Pork Tenderloin Recipe

If you are searching for a new main dish, give this Cranberry Orange Pork Tenderloin recipe a try.

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Tips

• Butterflying your pork tenderloin allows it to cook quickly. To butterfly, place tenderloin on a large piece of plastic wrap on a cutting board. Make a slit, cutting lengthwise down the middle. Be careful not to cut all the way through.

• Personally, cutting 2/3 of the way through and leaving 1/3 of the overall thickness of tenderloin gives me the best results. Open it like a book. Cover the pork chops with a 2nd sheet of plastic wrap and as the pork rests on the cutting board, pound it out with the flat side of a meat mallet or press it out with a rolling pin to even the thickness.

Ingredients for Cranberry Orange Pork Tenderloin

• 1½ lbs. Pork tenderloin patted dry
• Sea salt
• Black pepper, to taste
• 2 t. Avocado or extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup Orange juice
• 1-1/2 t. Dijon mustard
• 1 T. Light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
• 1/4 c. dried fresh cranberries  or 1/4 can (4 ounces) of whole cranberry sauce1 T. unsalted butter

Supplies Used

• Large cast-iron skillet
• Meat mallet

Cooking Directions for Cranberry Orange Pork Tenderloin

Step #1. Get your dry pork tenderloin and make the butterfly cut. Place it in a large bowl and drizzle with oil. Season it with a teaspoon of salt and pepper to taste then set aside.

Step #2. Get a medium bowl and combine orange juice, mustard, brown sugar, and rosemary. Set aside.

Step #3. Heat oil on a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer pork tenderloin to hot skillet. Cook 5-6 minutes on the first side or until golden brown. Flip and cook on the 2^nd side 5 minutes more or until just cooked through. Remove tenderloin from pan and place on rimmed cutting board and lightly cover with foil to keep warm.

Step #4. Add orange juice mixture to skillet. Add any accumulated meat juices from cutting board then combine cranberry sauce. Stir cranberry sauce and cook until it’s reduced by half (2-3 minutes). Remove from heat and whisk in butter just until it melts in the cranberry mixture.

Step #5. Thinly slice the brown pork and place it on a serving platter.

Place cranberry-orange sauce on top. For a beautiful presentation, garnish it with additional orange zest, fresh rosemary, or some orange slices, if desired. Enjoy!

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Cranberry Orange Pork Tenderloin Recipe

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If you are searching for a new main dish, give this Cranberry Orange Pork Tenderloin recipe a try.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/2 lbs. Pork tenderloin patted dry
• Sea salt
• Black pepper (to taste)
• 2 t. Avocado or extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup Orange juice
• 1-1/2 t. Dijon mustard
• 1 T. Light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary leaves , finely chopped
• 1/4 c. dried fresh cranberries
• 1 T. unsalted butter

Instructions

 

• Get your dry pork tenderloin and make the butterfly cut. Place it in a large bowl and drizzle with oil. Season it with teaspoon of salt and pepper to taste then set aside.
• Get a medium bowl and combine orange juice, mustard, brown sugar and rosemary. Set aside.
• Heat oil on a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer pork tenderloin to hot skillet. Cook 5-6 minutes on the first side or until golden brown. Flip and cook on the 2nd side 5 minutes more or until just cooked through. Remove tenderloin from pan and place on rimmed cutting board and lightly cover with foil to keep warm.
• Add orange juice mixture to skillet. Add any accumulated meat juices from cutting board then combine cranberry sauce. Stir cranberry sauce and cook until it's reduced by half (2-3 minutes). Remove from heat and whisk in butter just until it melts in the cranberry mixture.
• Thinly slice the brown pork and place it on a serving platter.
• Place cranberry-orange sauce on top. For a beautiful presentation, garnish it with additional orange zest, fresh rosemary, or some orange slices, if desired. Enjoy!

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