Canned cranberry sauce creates a sweet, lightly spiced accompaniment for tender pork. I dress up the cranberries with orange juice, mustard, brown sugar and cloves. —Betty Helton, Melbourne, Florida
Cranberry Pork Tenderloin
Cranberry Pork Tenderloin
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
315 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
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.
