Recipe

Grilled Pork Tenderloins With Anejo-apricot-chipotle Glaze Recipe

	Merlin / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago So, a tender loin meets a sweet spicey apricot over an Anejo tequila in a cantina..... Prep:35m Cook:22m Servings:8	Merlin
	sweet but oh so spicey

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Ingredients

1 10 oz jar of apricot jam or all fruit apricot spread. (I prefer the spread which has half the calories. You may have to sweeten the sauce with 1 t. sugar or sweetener.

2-3 canned chipotles in Adobo, minced. (These are fiery hot. Three makes for quite a hot sauce)

4 T. tequila (I always prefer an aged Anejo)

4 T. olive oil

2 pork tenderloins, about 1 lb each.

2 cups hickory chips or (better) chunks, soaked for at least 1 hour

Directions

1) Puree the apricot spread, minced chipotles, tequila, and olive oil in a bowl with a hand blender or in a food processor. Use 2 chipotles first and see if you want it hotter before adding more. Also, test for sweetness.

2) Coat both sides of the meat in the sauce and marinate, covered for 2 hours.

3) Prepare the grill for indirect cooking. Add wood chips or chunks when the coals are ready.

4) Remove pork from marinade. Reserve marinade and put in a small pan. Boil for one minute.

5) Grill the tenderloins 20-22 minutes, turning frequently and basting with boiled marinade. Watch them carefully as they can scorch easily.

To serve, cut the pork in thin slices across the grain. Pour any unused boiled marinade over and serve with rice.

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Comments

cookinggood 1 year, 5 months ago said:
I love to find new ways to cook Pork Loin. This looks like a great one. The spicy sweet flavors will complement each other well. I have bookmarked this one.
Thanks

notyourmomma 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Oh, la, la, this is some spicy little number!! Or should I say Ah-chee-momma!! Love the anejo addition, it should mellow those chipotle with the sweet quite nicely. Bravo!

lunasea 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Well, Merlin m'dear - this sounds like one savory and sweet pork-a-licious treat. I'll be trying this soon...as all I need is the pork. You rock!

Smiles,
Vickie

conner909 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Oh good grief! I'll either end up an alcoholic or will never live long enough to try all this wonderful recipes! ha!

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