I love simple, one pan dinners like this one. I use this spice rub for all pork tenderloin that I make and just switch up the sauce. For this recipe, I did a simple base of colorful potatoes, nestled the pork on top, and added apples partway through cooking. I topped it off with Trader Joe’s Apple Cider Jam, which when warm, makes the perfect sauce for pork. I stock up on jars of this apple cider jam every Fall!
To start, you will rub the spice mix over the pork tenderloin. With a little olive oil, brown both sides of the meat, then remove it from the pan. Add halved or quartered baby potatoes (make them all uniform in size) to the pan, then rest the pork tenderloin on top. Note that you will want your potatoes cut relatively small. Potatoes about golf ball size I quarter and if smaller, I halve. Roast at 375 for 15 minutes, then add peeled and sliced apples. Roast for 10 more minutes, then top the pork with the apple cider jam. Roast another 5 minutes, until the pork is cooked through and the potatoes are tender. Slice the pork and serve with the apples and potatoes. I usually warm a little more of the jam and drizzle over the top of each slice.
Apple Glazed Pork Tenderloin
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
1–1.5 pound pork tenderloin
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1 bag baby potatoes (I use Little Potato Company’s Terrific Trio 1.5 lb bag), halved or quartered to be uniform in size
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup Trader Joe’s Apple Cider Jam (plus more for serving)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat the oil over medium high heat in an oven proof skillet (I use a Le Creuset French Braiser – you want one with deep enough sides to hold the potatoes). Mix the salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme, and rosemary in a small bowl. Sprinkle over both sides of the pork tenderloin and press into the meat, covering all sides with the spice rub. When the oil is hot, add the pork tenderloin to the skillet and sear on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the pork tenderloin from the skillet. Add the potatoes to the skillet, then place the pork tenderloin on top of the potatoes. Place in the oven for 15 minutes. While the pork is cooking, peel and slice an apple. After the pork has cooked for 15 minutes, add the apple slices to the top of the potatoes and roast for another 10 minutes. Then spread the apple cider jam over the top of the pork and put back in the oven for 5 more minutes, until the pork is cooked and the potatoes are tender. To serve, slice the pork tenderloin, top with additional apple cider jam, if desired, and serve with the cooked potatoes and apples.
Notes
If you prepare your apples to be very soft, you can add them at the beginning. I prefer that they are not terribly soft, so I add them part way through cooking.