Grilled Pork Tenderloin w/Chipotle Cream Sauce
1 whole pork tenderloin
2 cups veg oil
1/3 c soy sauce
1/4 c honey
1 tsp each of lemon pepper and garlic pwdr
Pinch of salt and pepper
Mix all ingredients and pour over tenderloin and marinate in ziploc or covered bowl for 24 hrs. I have marinated it for just a couple of hours and its still very good. You can either grill it or bake it at 350 until no longer pink. Slice and serve.
Chipotle Cream Sauce
1 cup of heavy cream
Chipotle in adobo sauce
2 tsp of adobo sauce
1 lime for zesting and juice
Heat cream in skillet with adobo paste. Be careful, adobo and chipotle is very spicy. I just use the paste but if you want it spicy you can mash the actual pepper into a paste and put it in the cream. Zest the lime into the cream and squeeze the juice of the lime in the cream. Reduce for about 10 mins until thick. Season with salt.
Balsamic Chicken Pasta
3 cloves of garlic
2 oz of fresh basil
1/2 c of olive oil
1/2 c of balsamic vinegar
6 chicken breast
1 TB salt
1 1/2 TB pepper
1 lb of penne pasta
2 pints of grape tomatoes (halves)
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c balsamic vinegar
Mince garlic in food processor. Add 1/3 of the basil and chop until fine. Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and process until yellow w/flecks of basil. Add 1/2 of balsamic and mix. Place chicken in lg bag with the salt and pepper and the olive oil mixture. Marinate for 3 or so hours. Preheat oven to 350. Brown chicken in lg skillet about 4-5 min on ea side. Place in lg baking dish and bake until done. Remove from baking dish and slice thin and return to dish. Keep warm. While chicken is baking cook pasta. Combine chicken and pasta in large bowl. Add tomatoes, remaining basil and toss with 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/4 c of balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss to mix and top with parmesan.
Funny, we actually just had this for dinner last night (minus the chipotle cream sauce b/c I didn't have any chipotles or cream. You know, vital ingredients.)
ReplyDeleteIt's always SO moist and tender- we LOVE it and think of you every time we eat it. Yum!
Thanks! Great idea! Do you have a recipe for those little cream cheese pinwheels? Aunt Judy
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