Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Sauce

This delicious pork tenderloin recipe with cherry sauce is courtesy of my sister who made it 20 years ago, and which I have reminisced about over the years. She recently found the recipe so I'm saving it here for posterity.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 1371 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• 2 cups olive oil
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• 2 medium limes, juiced
• 2 teaspoons flavor enhancer (such as Accent®)
• 1 (10 ounce) jar cherry preserves
• 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed of fat

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Place pork in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Pour in olive oil, soy sauce, lime juice, minced onion, ginger, sugar, and flavor enhancer for marinade. Toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.

Step 3

Remove pork from the refrigerator and place in a shallow baking pan. Cover with some of the marinade and discard the rest.

Step 4

Cook in the preheated oven until pork is slightly pink in the center, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.

Step 5

While pork is resting, prepare sauce: Combine cherry preserves, wine, corn syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Keep warm.

Step 6

Drizzle sauce over pork, top with almonds, and serve.