Honey Glazed Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Honey Glazed Pork Tenderloin is a one-skillet dinner with a pomegranate juice and honey glaze. Easy to make and with complex flavors that compliment the pork tenderloin.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 Tb olive oil
- 1 ½ lbs pork tenderloin
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 8 slices bacon use regular,not thick sliced
- 1 cup pomegranate juice divided
- ¼ cup Buzz Savories honey
- ¼ to ½ cup pomegranate seeds for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F
- Set aside 2 Tb of pomegranate juice. Combine the remaining pomegranate jujice and honey in a small sauce pan
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium high heat, stirring often. Refuce thr heat to meium and continue to cook. stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced by half, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from heat an allow the glaze to cool and thicken while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Place Generously sprinkle the pork tenderlin with salt and pepper. In a large oven proof skillet, heat the oil, over medium heat. Place the pork in the skillet and brown on all sides. Remove to a cutting board. Us the 2 Tb of pomegranate juice to deglaze the pan, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom, then remove the pan from heat.
- Wrap the bacon slices around the pork, overlapping them so the ends stay secure. Place the tenderloin back in the skillet. Pour the glaze over the pork, using a brush to make sure it's thoroughly covered. Place the pork in the oven and roast uncovered, scooping up and brushing the pork with the juices fronm the pan every ten minutes. Roast for 25-30 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 145 Degrees F.
- Remove the pork from oven and glaze again. Allow it to rest 5 minutes, then glaze a final time. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and serve.