Orange Cranberry Glazed Pork Tenderloin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
2/3 cup fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin, trimmed
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
orange slice, halved (for garnish)
fresh thyme sprig (for garnish)

Preparation

In a saucepan, bring the first 9 ingredients to a boil over medium heat.
Decrease heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
Remove half of mixture and set aside.
*Season pork w/ salt and pepper; brown pork in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Place pork in a lightly greased, shallow roasting pan.
Bake in a preheated 425\u00b0 oven for 25 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 155\u00b0, basting occasionally with half the cranberry mixture.
Remove from oven; cover pork with foil, and let stand 5 minutes or until thermometer reads 160\u00b0.
Slice pork, serve with reserved cranberry mixture; garnish, if desired.