Chef Meg's Cocoa Crusted Pork Tenderloin

Name: Chef Meg''s Cocoa Crusted Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 T cocoa powder unsweetened; 1 t instant coffee; 1/2 t cinnamon ground; 1/2 t chili powder; 1 T canola oil; 1 lb. (16 oz) pork tenderloin trimmed of surface fat

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Minutes to Prepare: 3
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 T cocoa powder, unsweetened1 t instant coffee1/2 t cinnamon, ground1/2 t chili powder1 T canola oil1 lb. (16 oz) pork tenderloin, trimmed of surface fat

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the spices in a small mixing bowl. Trim fat from pork tenderloin and remove the thin silver tendon that may be running down the center of the loin. Rub the tenderloin with the canola oil. Dust the loin with all of the spice mixture. Heat a cast iron or heavy bottom pan to high heat. Spray with pan spray. Place the tenderloin in the pan and sear on all sides. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 150 degrees. Remove the pan from the oven. Remember the handle will be hot! Place the meat on a cutting board and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice. Serve with mole sauce.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEF_MEG.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 232.0
Total Fat: 10.6 g
Cholesterol: 89.5 mg
Sodium: 66.1 mg
Total Carbs: 1.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 31.8 g

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Member Reviews

CAROLLYNNE47
This recipe was awesome! Even my daughter, who only likes chocolate bars, loved it. I used the mole sauce recipe with it and it was a good companion to the pork tenderloin. We'll definitely make this again. - 1/28/11
SAPPHIRE_LADY
This sounds fantastic! I'm definitely going to try it in the near future! Do you think substituting the instant coffee with espresso would work? I don't have access to instant here in Italy, but I have A LOT of ground expresso around (my housemates seem to constantly be drinking it lol). - 1/5/11
BIRDONFIRE
This is the first time I ever cooked pork tenderloin and this recipe was delicious and so easy! I would use it on other pork cuts and maybe even chicken. - 11/30/09
FOTOMAKR
I'm not a fan of pork unless it's pulled pork. This was very good though. Great with the mole sauce! - 10/19/09
KERRIEM3
sounds amazing - I am hoping to try it out this weekend! I wanted to ask Chef_Meg if it would be problematic to change out pork tenderloin for other meats. I realize that it would affect the nutritional stats, but would there be any drastic differences for cooking temps or times? - 10/7/09