Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Guava Glaze

The spice rub and glaze would also work well with chicken.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork)

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  garlic powder
• 1  tablespoon  chili powder
• 1  tablespoon  paprika
• 2  teaspoons  ground coriander
• 3/4  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground ginger
• 3  (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
• 2  teaspoons  salt
• 1/2  cup  finely chopped onion
• 1/2  cup  orange juice
• 1/3  cup  water
• 1  tablespoon  cider vinegar
• 6  ounces  commercial guava paste
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  jalapeño pepper, minced
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Prepare grill.

Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle pork with 2 teaspoons salt, and rub pork with the garlic powder mixture.

Combine onion and remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook 4 minutes or until guava paste dissolves, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink), turning pork occasionally. Brush guava mixture over pork. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

195 (19% from fat)

Fat:

4.1g (sat 1.4g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

24.4g

Carbohydrate:

14.2g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

74mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

467mg

Calcium:

17mg