Grilled Pork Tenderloin and Belgian Endive and Tomato Chile Jam
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 (3/4-lb) pork tenderloins
- 2 lb plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
- 4 Belgian endives, halved lengthwise
- Special equipment: an instant-read thermometer
- Mince garlic and mash to a paste with 1 teaspoon salt using a large heavy knife, then stir together garlic paste, rosemary, pepper, and 1 tablespoon oil in a small bowl.
- Pat pork dry and rub all over with paste.
- Marinate, uncovered, at room temperature 20 minutes.
- While pork marinates, prepare grill for cooking.
- If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal.
- Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 3 to 4 seconds.
- If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderate.
- While grill is heating, set a box grater into a shallow dish, then rub cut sides of tomatoes against large teardrop-shaped holes to remove as much tomato pulp as possible (discard skins).
- Boil tomato pulp, sugar, red pepper flakes, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a 4-quart heavy pot, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Transfer tomato jam to a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool to room temperature, stirring.
- Brush both sides of endive halves with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and season with salt.
- Grill pork and endives on lightly oiled grill rack, turning over occasionally, until thermometer inserted diagonally into center of pork registers 150F and endives are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes.
- (Internal temperature will rise to about 155F while standing.)
- Serve pork with endives and tomato chile jam.
garlic, salt, fresh rosemary, black pepper, olive oil, pork tenderloins, tomatoes, sugar, belgian endives, thermometer
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-pork-tenderloin-and-belgian-endive-and-tomato-chile-jam-109740 (may not work)