Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Sage Cornbread Crust
- 1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup crumbled corn muffin, or 2 corn toaster cakes, crumbled
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Pat pork dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer to an oiled shallow baking pan.
- Add butter to skillet and cook garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in crumbs, sage, and salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spread mustard over pork and pat half of seasoned crumbs onto mustard, then sprinkle with remaining seasoned crumbs.
- Roast in middle of oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted diagonally 2-inches into meat registers 140 degrees F, 10 to 15 minutes.
- (Check after 15 minutes to see if crumbs are getting too dark; if they are, tent loosely with foil.)
- Transfer to a cutting board, then tent loosely with foil and let stand 10 minutes before slicing (temperature will rise to 160 degrees).
- Garnish with sage leaves.
pork tenderloin, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, unsalted butter, garlic, corn, fresh sage, salt, mustard
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-pork-tenderloin-with-sage-cornbread-crust-recipe.html (may not work)