Cranberry Pork Tenderloin

Name: Cranberry Pork Tenderloin
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 15 min
Total time: 5 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound); 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 tablespoons cold water

In Melbourne, Florida, Betty Helton relies on a can of cranberry sauce to create the sweet sauce for this tender pork entree. She adds orange juice and ground cloves to the mixture to season it nicely as it simmers.

Ingredients

1 pork tenderloin (1 pound)
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water

Directions

Place pork in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, orange juice, sugars, mustard and cloves; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove pork and keep warm. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into cranberry mixture. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve with pork.

Nutrition Facts

3 ounce-weight: 388 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 71mg sodium, 65g carbohydrate (46g sugars, 2g fiber), 23g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Pork Roast in Quick Cooking November/December 2005

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wunsagin

Aug 17, 2019

Followed the recipe exactly, too dry and really not much flavor to the sauce. It needed something but I don't know what.
joycerm53

Jan 3, 2019

Excellent! Very flavorful and easy! I made this for a family group of 12. Used 4 tenderloins but only doubled the sauce. Everyone enjoyed it. Joyce Moynihan, Volunteer Field Editor
annlindblad

Jan 8, 2018

Easy and very flavorful.
jeribitney

Sep 20, 2017

An unexpectedly delicious gravy, fork-tender meat, and swoon inducing flavor. I've served this to guests and they always ask for the recipe. Excellent flavor combinations, moist, delicious. I've also made this over and over again in my electric pressure cooker, and the flavors when done in the slow cooker are just as superb. I pressure cook a 3-pound roast on high for 65 minutes and do a natural pressure release for ten minutes.
cookie9659

Dec 13, 2016

This recipe is awesome. The 1st time I tried it i used a pork sirloin roast, in the oven. Tonight I made pork chops on the stove and used this sauce. I did not use the cloves, it doesn't need it. My husband and I enjoyed this with mashed potatoes, green beans and a salad. This my new go to pork recipe! I'm sure it would be great with chicken or turkey tenderloins as well. Great recipe!
TNbluffbaker

May 19, 2016

This recipe is a nice change of pace from the way I normally cook pork tenderloin. Love the fact that this is cooked in the crock-pot!
Granrandy

Mar 6, 2016

Made this for lunch today. Baked it in the oven instead of crock pot. About 2 hrs @ 350. Absolutely the best!
rollingalone

Jun 25, 2014

OM Gosh. This is this best Pork Tenderloin I've cooked. My husband loves it.
Patty Tripp

Nov 25, 2013

Too much cloves!
HOGWriter

Oct 19, 2013

Recipe could probably accommodate a larger tenderloin simply by cutting it to fit the slow cooker. There was plenty of sauce left over (about 2 cups) which we used up on ham sandwiches. The family enjoyed it so much they suggested replacing the turkey on Thanksgiving with this entrée. It compliments an acorn squash side dish very well.