Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Apples

Pork tenderloin slices topped with warm apples results in a delectable presentation. Ready in 30 minutes this dish works equally well as a weeknight entrée or an elegant dinner-party centerpiece.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin (packages of pork tenderloin usually contain 2 tenderloins weighing about 3/4 pound each)

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

1/3 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Apples:

4 tart apples, such as Granny Smith

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

Honey Tips

Honey Is Magic

In the days before biology and botany were understood, people thought it was a special kind of magic that turned flower nectar into honey.

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°. Coat a broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Trim any excess fat from pork. Place pork on prepared pan.
In a small bowl stir together mustard, honey, rosemary and pepper. Coat pork with mustard sauce. Bake in oven until internal temperature of meat reaches 160°, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Let sit 5 minutes and then cut pork crosswise into slices.
While pork is cooking prepare apples. Peel, halve and core apples. Cut each half into 8 sections. Heat oil and butter in a large skillet. Add apples and sauté about 5-8 minutes until apples begin to brown. Drizzle honey over apples and continue cooking another 5 minutes until apples are tender and golden brown. Spoon over sliced pork.
Serves: 4-6