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Caramelized-Onion Pork Recipe

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"We live in a farming community, and one of our main crops is onion," writes Nell Cruse of Ontario, Oregon. "When I competed in a cooking contest at the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Festival, I was flabbergasted when I won the top three prizes. This was the first-place recipe."

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4 Servings
Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min. + standing

Ingredients

1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons Crisco® Pure Olive Oil
1 pork tenderloin (1 pound)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, cook onion and sugar in oil over medium-low heat until onion is tender and golden brown, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Place the pork in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with onion mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3 ounces cooked pork with about 2 tablespoons onion) equals 191 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 207 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Caramelized-Onion Pork published in Taste of Home October/November 2004, p8