Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maple-Chipotle Sauce

Ingredients

PORK

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground fresh
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice, ground
• 2 lbs pork tenderloins, trimmed
• 2 teaspoons olive oil

SAUCE

• 7 ounces chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Directions

1. 1

   PORK: combine first 6 ingredients; sprinkle evenly over pork. Place in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and refrigerate 3 hours.

2. 2

   When ready to cook:.

3. 3

   Preheat over to 375.

4. 4

   Remove pork from bag. Place pork in a roasting pan; drizzle with oil.

5. 5

   Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of pork registers 155 degrees.

6. 6

   Remove pork from pan; cover and let stand 10 minutes.

7. 7

   SAUCE:.

8. 8

   Remove 2 tsp adobo sauce from can of chiles. Reserve remaining chiles and sauce for another use.

9. 9

   Add 2 tsp adobo sauce, syrup, broth and vinegar to roasting pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.

10. 10

    Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

11. 11

    Remove from heat. Place pork in pan, turning to coat.

12. 12

    Remove pork from pan, reserving sauce in pan.

13. 13

    Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Strain sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl; serve with pork.