Pork Tenderloin Sliders
- 2 pork tenderloins about 2 1/2 lbs trimmed
- 3 tablespoons EVOO divided
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary chopped
- 20 slider rolls split
- honey mustard
- Preheat oven to 400F. Rub pork tenderloins with 1 tbsp oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir together sugar and next 3 ingredients; rub over pork.
- Cook pork in remaining 2 tbsp hot oil in a skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Place tenderloins on a wire rack in a jelly-roll pan.
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 155F. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Slice and serve on slider buns with sauces.
- Blackberry Honey Mustard Sauce: 1/3 cup sugar, 1 (6 oz) container fresh blackberries, 1/4 cup honey, 1 tbsp dry mustard, 3 tbsp dijon mustard, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1/3 cup EVOOnring first 2 ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally and mashing berries with the back of a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring often and mashing berries, 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat, and pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a blender, pressing with spoon to release juices; discard solids. Add honey and next 4 ingredients to blender; process on low 20 seconds. Increase blender speed to high, and process 30 seconds. With blender running, add oil in a slow, steady stream, processing until smooth. Transfer mixture to a small bowl; cover and chill 1-12 hours.
- Bacon-and-Sweet Onion Jam: 4 uncooked thick applewood-smoked bacon slices, chopped, 1 tbsp butter, 2 medium-size sweet onions, chopped, 4 large shallots, chopped, 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar, 3 tbsp light brown sugar, 2 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives, 2 tsp chopped fresh thymenook bacon in a medium skillet over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel lined plate, reserving drippings in skillet.
- Add butter to drippings, and stir until butter melts. Increase heat to medium and add onions; saute 10-12 minutes or until tender. Add shallots, vinegar, sugar, and kosher salt, and cook, stirring constantly 1-2 minutes, or until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, 20-25 minutes or until onions are very tender and brown. Remove from heat; stir in chives, thyme and bacon. Cool completely (about 20 minutes) or chill in an airtight container up to 3 days.
pork, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, dark brown sugar, mustard, thyme, rosemary, honey
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pork-Tenderloin-Sliders-1082724 (may not work)