How to Make A Tasty Pork Tenderloin With Mashed Sweet Potatoes

This article will teach you how to make a hearty pork tenderloin.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 boxes sweet potatoes
• butter
• ginger
• cayenne pepper
• salt
• milk
• thyme
• olive oil
• garlic
• black pepper
• red wine
• sour cream
• dijon mustard

1. Potatoes: In a saucepan, combine the boxes of potatoes with one glaze packet, 1/4 cup of water, 1 1/2 teaspoon of ginger, a pinch of cayenne pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Cover and cook over medium high for 15 minutes until it becomes tender. Break it up with a masher and then add 1/3 cup of milk.

2. Pork Tenderloin: In a cup mix 1 teaspoon of freshly chopped thyme, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, 1 mashed garlic clove, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and black pepper. Rub the mixture over the tenderloins. In a large skillet heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium high. Add the tenderloins; sear them for 3 minutes per side until it becomes browned. Reduce the heat to medium low. Cover the skillet with foil and cook only turning the tenderloins over once for 8 to 12 minutes. Remove the pork and place them onto a platter.

3. Add 3/4 cup of red wine to the skillet scraping up the bits from the bottom. On medium high simmer for 2 minutes then whisk in 2 teaspoons of dijon mustard and cook for 1 minute then remove it from the heat and whisk in 1/3 cup of sour cream. Slice the tenderloins and serve with sauce and sweet potatoes.

[cherylscott]

on 7/20/2009 Nice job. 5s.

[DenaEBolton]

on 1/28/2009 Great recipe! My husband does a really good job of grilling pork tenderloin, but he's always looking for some new twists. 5*