Cranberry Roasted Pork with Cinnamon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

January 15, 2024

INGREDIENTS

(Serves 2)

  • 1 pork tenderloin
  • 3 tbsp Montreal steak seasoning
  • 1 bag fresh or frozen cranberries
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • Sugar, as needed
  • 1 log goat cheese
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

DIRECTIONS

• Grind up your Montreal Steak seasoning to ensure that the seasonings sink into the meat deeper.

• Trim the silver skin off the pork tenderloin to reach peak tenderness in your end result.

• Add oil and Montreal steak seasoning to your pork tenderloin and let marinate for a minimum of 2 hours and up to overnight.

• Warm your honey and fresh thyme in a sauce pot over the stove to infuse the thyme into the honey.

• Preheat your oven to 350°F and bake your pork tenderloin for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145°F. Pull out and let rest for 5 minutes.

• Peel and cut your sweet potatoes into small pieces and either boil in a pot of water or steam for 20 minutes or until tender.

• Put cooked sweet potatoes in a mixer and add your brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. As the potatoes mash, add cream a little at a time to reach desired creaminess.

• In a saucepot on the stove over medium heat, add cranberries and orange juice and maple syrup until cranberries have popped and start to thicken. Once thick, add more sugar if desired.

• Slice your tenderloin into desired thickness.

• Time to plate! Put a large scoop of mashed sweet potatoes in a bowl then drizzle honey and sprinkle goat cheese. Then place tenderloin on top and finish with cranberry sauce and garish with parsley if desired.

By Jason Anderson, Boone Health Chef

Posted in Blog