Almond Pork Tenderloin With Dried Cranberry-Apple Conserve - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 (1 lb) pork tenderloin
    2 cups breadcrumbs
    1 tablespoon sliced almonds, finely chopped
    1 tablespoon dried rosemary
    1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
    cooking spray
    Dried Cranberry-Apple Conserve
    2 cups dried sweetened cranberries
    1 1/2 cups boiling water
    1/3 cup diced dried apple
    1/3 cup raisins
    1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
    1/3 cup white wine vinegar
    3 tablespoons sugar
    1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
    1 dash ground allspice
    1 dash ground cinnamon
    1 dash ground ginger
    1/4 cup strawberry jam or 1/4 cup raspberry jam
Preparation
    Conserve:
    Combine the first 5 ingredients, cover and let stand 30 minutes.
    Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring mixture frequently. Add the fruit mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in jam. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature.
    Meat:
    Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F.
    Trim fat from pork. Combine breadcrumbs and next 4 ingredients in a shallow dish. Dip pork in egg whites; dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Insert a meat thermometer into thickest part of pork. Bake at 425F for 30 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 (slightly pink).
    Cover with foil, let stand 10 minutes.
    Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
    Serve pork with Conserve.

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