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Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on February 23, 2012

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 24 - 32 ounces pork tenderloins (2 loins, 12- to 16-ounces each), trimmed1 tablespoon vegetable oil ¼ cup ketchup 2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1 ½ teaspoons sugar

Before You Begin

Serve with your favorite barbecue sides.

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper in bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon spice mixture. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with remaining spice mixture.
  2. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook tenderloins until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer pork to wire rack set inside aluminum foil–lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake until meat registers 140 degrees, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer meat to a platter, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.
  3. Combine reserved spice mixture, ketchup, vinegar, and sugar in bowl and brush over pork. Slice pork and serve.
Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
24 - 32 ounces pork tenderloins (2 loins, 12- to 16-ounces each), trimmed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup ketchup
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons sugar

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
24 - 32 ounces pork tenderloins (2 loins, 12- to 16-ounces each), trimmed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup ketchup
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons sugar

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
24 - 32 ounces pork tenderloins (2 loins, 12- to 16-ounces each), trimmed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup ketchup
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons sugar

Why This Recipe Works

Our dry rub does double duty, serving as a spice rub and flavoring the sauce.

Before You Begin

Serve with your favorite barbecue sides.

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper in bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon spice mixture. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with remaining spice mixture.
  2. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook tenderloins until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer pork to wire rack set inside aluminum foil–lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake until meat registers 140 degrees, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer meat to a platter, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.
  3. Combine reserved spice mixture, ketchup, vinegar, and sugar in bowl and brush over pork. Slice pork and serve.

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