Roast pork tenderloin with sweet potatoes from lhj

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
1½ teaspoon Salt; divided
½ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
½ teaspoon Ginger
1½ pounds Pork tenderloin
4 smalls Sweet potatoes; peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-wide sticks
2 tablespoons Olive oil; divided
¼ cup Firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup Balsamic vinegar
¼ cup Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

1. Heat oven to 475°F. Mash garlic with ¾ teaspoon salt, the pepper and ginger to form a paste. Place pork in jelly-roll pan or large roasting pan; rub all sides with garlic mixture.

2. Toss sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining ¾ teaspoon more salt in large bowl. Arrange potatoes in jelly-roll pan with pork.

3. Combine brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in small saucepan; brush some of the mixture over pork tenderloin. Roast pork and potatoes 10 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, bring remaining soy-sauce mixture to a boil over high heat.

Boil until sauce is thickened, 5 minutes; remove from heat.

5. Brush half the sauce over pork and turn sweet potatoes. Roast 5 minutes more until sweet potatoes are tender and meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of pork registers 155°F.

6. Cut pork into ¾-inch-thick slices. Arrange on platter with sweet potatoes. Pour pan drippings and remaining sauce over pork. Sprinkle sweet potatoes with parsley.

(C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved From: LHJ Recipe <lhjrecipe@...> Date: Monday, November 24, 1997 12:15 PM NOTES : Start with lean, boneless pork tenderloin and strips of sweet potato--just thirty minutes later, your sumptuous dinner is ready to serve.

Roasting Time: 15 minutes Degree of Difficulty: Easy Recipe by: Ladies Home Journal

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #941 by "abprice@..." <abprice@...> on Dec 2, 1997

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