Pork Tenderloin Spicy Apricot Glaze with Hot Pepper Olive Oil Recipe

Pork Tenderloin Spicy Apricot Glaze  with Hot Pepper Olive Oil Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

-1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
-4 tablespoon Sonoma Farm Hot Pepper Infused extra virgin olive oil
-1 garlic clove, sliced into 6 thin pieces
-1/2 cup apricot preserves (preferably with whole fruit)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat oven to 400°F. Place the pork tenderloin in a shallow ovenproof dish. Cut 6 (1-inch) slits evenly spaced across the top, insert the garlic pieces, and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes while the oven is heating.
In a small bowl, mix together the apricot preserves and hot pepper infused extra virgin olive oil . Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. (If the preserves are still thick, add more hot pepper olive oil; don’t add too much, though, because the mixture should remain dense, not be runny.) Set aside.
Coat the tenderloin with hot pepper olive oil and roast for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread evenly with the apricot mixture. Return the pork to the oven and roast for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 160°F.
Remove from the oven and let rest 5 to 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Sonoma Farm

Oct 2012