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This pork tenderloin with blackberry sauce is an amazing combination of flavors and the perfect way to dress up your dinner table.
Many people think that berries are just for a snack or for dessert but I love to use berries in my savory dishes as well. Today’s recipe for Pork Tenderloin with Blackberry Sauce is the perfect thing to showcase some delicious Blackberries.
The pork tenderloing is moist and flavorful and the blackberry sauce is both sweet and savory. The perfect combination.
Ingredients Needed
- Pork Tenderloin
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Shallots
- Blackberries
- Honey
- Dried Thyme
- Salt and Pepper
How To Make Pork Tenderloin with Blackberry Sauce
- Place pork on a foil covered baking sheet.
- Cut slits into meet about 1-1/2 inches apart and insert sliced garlic.
- Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, rub to coat meat
- Sprinkle dried thyme and salt and pepper over the tenderloin.
- Bake at 450 degrees F until meat reaches 145-160 degrees F., about 20 minutes,
- Let meat rest.
- Sauté shallots in olive oil until soft and lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes.
- Add in blackberries and stir for 1 minute.
- Add in balsamic vinegar, honey, garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
- Simmer until berries break down and sauce begins to reduce, about 10 minutes.
- Cover pork tenderloin with sauce and slice.
The blackberry balsamic sauce dresses up your pork and adds a delicious sweet and savory taste to the dish.
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Pork Tenderloin with Blackberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb. pork tenderloin
- 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic sliced thinly
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
Berry Sauce
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 shallot thinly sliced or minced
- 2 C Oregon Blackberries
- 1/2 C balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 C honey
- 1 tsp garlic minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- Place pork on a foil covered baking sheet
- Cut slits into meet and insert sliced garlic
- Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, rub to coat meat
- Sprinkle with dried thyme and salt and pepper
- Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until meat reaches 145-160 degrees F.
- Let meat rest and then cover with berry sauce and slice.
Berry Sauce
- Saute shallots in olive oil until soft and lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes
- Add in blackberries and stir for 1 minute
- Add in balsamic vinegary, honey, garlic and salt and pepper to taste
- Simmer for about 10 minutes until berries break down and it begins to reduce
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Shannon Hill says
Made sauce only—outstanding! Will make again for guests!
Geri says
So very easy and sooooo delicious! Thank you!!