Maple Roast Pork
Juicy pork tenderloin roasted with fresh thyme and glazed with a sweet-tangy maple syrup mixture, served alongside roasted sweet potatoes and apples for a perfect fall dinner.
Ingredients
- •1 pound pork tenderloin, tied with cooking twine, if desired
- •3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
- •2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, divided
- •¾ teaspoon salt, divided
- •½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- •1 spray Vegetable oil cooking spray
- •2 tablespoons maple syrup
- •1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- •2 teaspoons whole-grain mustard
- •2 large sweet potatoes
- •2 large Fuji or similar apples
- •peeled
- •cored and cut into 1-inch wedges
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position racks in upper and lower oven; heat oven to 450°F. Coat pork with 1 teaspoon oil; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Coat a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray. Place pork in center of pan; roast on upper rack until browned, 10 minutes. In a bowl, combine syrup, vinegar and mustard. In another bowl, toss sweet potatoes and apples with remaining 1 tbsp thyme, 2 tsp oil, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper; spread in a single layer around pork on pan. Coat pork with half syrup mixture; place pan on lower rack; roast until pork's internal temperature reaches 145°, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate; cover loosely with foil; let rest 10 minutes. Turn sweet potatoes and apples; continue roasting until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Spoon remaining syrup mixture over pork; slice and serve with sweet potatoes and apples.
45 min
