Beef, Pork and Lamb

Orange-Rosemary Butter Glazed Pork Tenderloins

Name: Orange-Rosemary Butter Glazed Pork Tenderloins
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6

Enjoy this lean and delicious premium cut of pork drizzled with a sweet and savory citrus flavored butter. With only a handful of ingredients, it's an uncomplicated dish that's quick and simple to prepare and full of aromatic flavor.

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

50 minutes

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Orange-Rosemary Butter

½ cup (1 stick) Challenge European Style Butter
2 Tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed)
1 Tablespoon grated orange peel

Tenderloin

2 pork tenderloins (approx. 1 pound each)
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 Tablespoon thin slivers of orange peel
1 cup ready to serve chicken broth
coarse salt, to taste
freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

Orange-Rosemary Butter

1

In a small bowl, mix together the orange-rosemary butter ingredients. Use immediately or chill (bring to room temperature before using).

Tenderloin

2

Preheat oven to 350°F.
3

With a knife, make slits in tenderloins and alternately insert garlic and orange peel slivers.
4

In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 Tablespoons of the butter mixture and brown tenderloins evenly for 5-10 minutes.
5

Place tenderloins on rack in roasting pan. Spread a teaspoon of flavored butter over each tenderloin.
6

Add broth to skillet drippings and stir. Pour broth/drippings into the roasting pan and roast uncovered for 20 minutes.
7

Spread another teaspoon of flavored butter over each tenderloin and roast an additional 15-20 minutes or until center of tenderloin registers 155°F (use meat thermometer).
8

Transfer pork to serving platter and cover loosely with foil. Temperature of meat should increase to 160°F while standing.
9

Pour liquid from roasting pan back into skillet and bring to a boil, cooking until reduced by half. Whisk remaining flavored butter into liquid and simmer about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper.
10

To serve, slice pork and drizzle with sauce.