Spicy-Sweet Pork Tenderloin

Spooning the soy sauce mixture over the top of each piece of pork lets it soak into the meat like a quick marinade. Round out the meal with mashed potatoes and steamed baby carrots.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 pork slices, about 1 tablespoon salsa mixture, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro)

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced fresh ginger
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon  canola oil
• 1  (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut crosswise into 12 (3/4-inch-thick) slices
• 1/3  cup  bottled salsa
• 1  tablespoon  seedless raspberry preserves
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Flatten each pork piece to 1/2-inch thickness using your fingertips. Add pork to pan; spoon soy sauce mixture evenly over pork slices. Cook 3 minutes or until browned. Turn pork over; cook 3 minutes or until done. Remove from pan.

Add salsa and preserves to pan; increase heat to medium-high. Cook 30 seconds or until slightly thick, stirring constantly. Serve pork with salsa mixture, and sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

169 (28% from fat)

Fat:

5.1g (sat 1.4g,mono 2.4g,poly 0.8g)

Protein:

24.4g

Carbohydrate:

5.3g

Fiber:

0.4g

Cholesterol:

74mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

285mg

Calcium:

15mg