Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin With Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce
Serves: 6
Gideon Batz
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
45
Sweetness
49
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 tbsps
Paprika1 cup
Light Brown Sugar2 tsps
Ground Cumin2 tsps
Mustard Powder (dry)2 tsps
Black Pepper1 tsp
Cayenne Pepper2 tbsps
Olive Oil1 medium
Red Onion (finely chopped)2 cups
Bourbon (plus 2 tablespoons)4 cups
Chicken Stock (homemade)Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
2
Combine the paprika, sugar, salt, cumin, mustard powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl
3
Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, and lightly coat with canola oil
4
Dredge the pork tenderloin in the rub, tapping off any excess, before searing on all sides, about 3 minutes per side
5
Place the pan into the oven and cook to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes
6
Promptly remove from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes
7
Serve with the Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce
8
Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat
9
Cook the onions until soft, and then pour in 2 cups of the bourbon and cook until reduced to a few tablespoons
10
Stir in the chicken stock, apple juice, brown sugar, peppercorns and chipotle, and cook until reduced by half
11
Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and then return to the pan and cook until it becomes the consistency of a sauce
12
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons bourbon and cook 2 minutes
13
Season with salt