Food: Glazed Pork Tenderloin With Pineapple

Remember last week's quick and easy recipe?  Well... this week's recipe is equally easy and has the added benefit of not involving Bisquick.  (Obviously, Bisquick has not sponsored ANY of these posts and likely will not be a blog sponsor at any point in the future.)

This entree is really yummy, and it has a nice presentation as well.  I say that less from a place of foodie pretentiousness and more from a place of wanting to intrigue my children enough to want to eat their dinner.  Either way, pineapple always adds an interesting element.

We followed the literal recipe, which was taken from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food.

Glazed Pork Tenderloin With Pineapple

Ingredients:

4 slices pineapple (each 1/2 inch thick)
3 tablespoons dark hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
Quick Ginger Sauce (recipe below), for serving

1) Heat the broiler.  Place the pineapple slices on a foil-lined baking sheet.

2) In a small bowl, combine the hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic and mustard.

3) Place the pork on the broiler pan fitted with a rack.  Brush with the hoisin mixture; season with salt and pepper.

4) Place the pork in the broiler, about four inches from the heat; place the pineapple in the oven.  Broil the pork until it registers 155 degrees (F) on an instant-read thermometer, 15 - 20 minutes.  Remove from the broiler (let rest at least ten minutes before slicing; the temperature will rise to 160 degrees as the pork sits).  Turn the pineapple slices; cook until browned in spots, about ten minutes more.

5) Halve the pineapple slices; arrange on a platter with the sliced pork. Drizzle the pork with pan juices; season with salt and pepper. Serve with the quick ginger sauce.

Quick Ginger Sauce

2 tablespoons dark hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons pineapple juice
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Fresh ground pepper

In a small bowl, stir together the hoisin sauce, pineapple juice, ginger, and soy sauce; season with pepper.

Delish.  Enjoy.