Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 min
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Level: Easy

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Two 2-pound pork tenderloins, patted dry
  • Canola oil
  • Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce, for serving, recipe follows
  • Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 4 cups homemade chicken stock
  • 1 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 8 whole black peppercorns
  • 1 chipotle in adobo sauce, chopped Kosher salt

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Combine the paprika, sugar, salt, cumin, mustard powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
  3. Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, and lightly coat with canola oil. Dredge the pork tenderloin in the rub, tapping off any excess, before searing on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Place the pan into the oven and cook to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes. Promptly remove from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes.
  4. Serve with the Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce.

Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce:

  1. Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the onions until soft, and then pour in 2 cups of the bourbon and cook until reduced to a few tablespoons. Stir in the chicken stock, apple juice, brown sugar, peppercorns and chipotle, and cook until reduced by half. Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and then return to the pan and cook until it becomes the consistency of a sauce. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons bourbon and cook 2 minutes. Season with salt. Yield: 3 1/2 cups.

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