Post by Loupy on Jun 1, 2011 13:10:07 GMT -7
Chipotle Pork Tenderloins
Photo by: Taste of Home
“This pork tenderloin beats all at a cookout! The recipe came from a family member and is such a treat. Fresh strawberries and avocado in the salsa help cool the tasty heat of the pork.”
Priscilla Gilbert of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
9 Servings + 5 cups salsa
Prep: 20 min. + marinating
Grill: 25 min.
Ingredients
1 cup sliced onion
1/4 to 1/2 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped (or to taste..be careful this can get really hot and spicy)
1/4 cup lime juice
1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 pork tenderloins (1 pound each)
STRAWBERRY SALSA:
5 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and chopped
Directions
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the onion, chipotle peppers, lime juice and garlic; add pork.
Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Prepare grill for indirect heat.
Drain and discard marinade. Grill pork, covered, over indirect medium heat for 25-40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
For salsa, in a large bowl, combine the strawberries, green onions, cilantro, lime juice and salt.
Gently stir in avocado.
Serve with pork.
Nutrition Facts:
4 ounces cooked pork with 1/2 cup salsa equals
246 calories
9 g fat
2 g saturated fat
84 mg cholesterol
173 mg sodium
11 g carbohydrate
3 g fiber
31 g protein
Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.
Chipotle Pork Tenderloins published in Simple & Delicious May/June 2008
All Rights Reserved.
Photo by: Taste of Home
“This pork tenderloin beats all at a cookout! The recipe came from a family member and is such a treat. Fresh strawberries and avocado in the salsa help cool the tasty heat of the pork.”
Priscilla Gilbert of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
9 Servings + 5 cups salsa
Prep: 20 min. + marinating
Grill: 25 min.
Ingredients
1 cup sliced onion
1/4 to 1/2 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped (or to taste..be careful this can get really hot and spicy)
1/4 cup lime juice
1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 pork tenderloins (1 pound each)
STRAWBERRY SALSA:
5 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and chopped
Directions
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the onion, chipotle peppers, lime juice and garlic; add pork.
Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Prepare grill for indirect heat.
Drain and discard marinade. Grill pork, covered, over indirect medium heat for 25-40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
For salsa, in a large bowl, combine the strawberries, green onions, cilantro, lime juice and salt.
Gently stir in avocado.
Serve with pork.
Nutrition Facts:
4 ounces cooked pork with 1/2 cup salsa equals
246 calories
9 g fat
2 g saturated fat
84 mg cholesterol
173 mg sodium
11 g carbohydrate
3 g fiber
31 g protein
Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.
Chipotle Pork Tenderloins published in Simple & Delicious May/June 2008
All Rights Reserved.
