This dish is easy, but has wonderfully sweet spicy complex flavors.
Servings: 6
2 Cups Kumquats, stemmed, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and sliced 1/4" thick
3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
4 Small Shallots (~1/2 C), chopped
1 Medium Granny Smith Apple (~1c), peeled, cored, chopped
1 Chipotle, stemmed & seeded
4 Tablespoons Jalapeño Chiles, seeded and minced
1/2 Cup Dried Apricots, chopped
3/4 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Sugar
3/4 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 1-pound Pork Tenderloins
- Heat 1T oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots, apple, chipotle, and 1T jalapeño. Cook until shallots are soft, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes. Add chopped kumquats, apricots, 3/4C water, sugar, and 3/4t salt.
- Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until mixture thickens, about 6 minutes. Remove chipotle.
- Transfer marmalade to small bowl. Stir in remaining 3T jalapeño. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Rewarm before serving.)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat 2T oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; brown on all sides, about 10 minutes total.
- Insert probe of leave-in thermometer into center of tenderloin.
- Transfer skillet to oven; roast pork until thermometer registers 150°F, about 15 minutes. Remove pork from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
- Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Serve with warm marmalade.
Per Serving: 365 Calories; 12g Fat (29.6% calories from fat); 33g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 98mg Cholesterol; 319mg Sodium. Exchanges: 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
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