Well I had invited a friend round for dinner last night, to arrive at 8, and ended up in a work panic until 7.45.
Without time to really think about it, I dumped a can of chipotles in adobe sauce over a pork tenderloin, squeezed an orange onto it, rubbed it in, covered the pan with foil, and cooked it in the oven.
It was awesome. I ended up serving it with couscous for ease. Now I want to try it again, and I think with a few twists it can become even better. What do y’all think would work?
I do the same thing only except I throw mine in the crock pot and throw in some onions, bell peppers, fresh garlic and various spices to simmer with it.
Never did the OJ thing though. That sounds interesting.
The OJ worked very well. Gave it a sweet edge to the heat of the adobe.
I’ve been using one of Alton Brown’s ideas for pork tenderloin for a while now, and it’s always a hit.
Take your tenderloin and cut almost all the way through it lengthwise. Now open it like a book. Then do the same thing to each of those halves. Open them up. Stuff with anything you like. Alton recommends chopped olives (which is gooood), but I’ve used Manchego cheese, chipotles, spiced apples, cornbread stuffing, spinach pesto, etc.
Then close it up, bind it with butcher’s twine, and cook normally. I usually sear it in a pan before finishing it in the oven or on a rotisserie. People always think you’ve gone through a bunch of trouble, but it’s a piece of cake. And it looks great on the plate.
I dont know but when are you going to make it again …
<grabs knife and fork>