Herbed Roast Pork

The early Shakers cultivated herbs. A similar version of this recipe was occasionally prepared at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2  tablespoons  butter, softened
• 1 1/4  teaspoons  kosher salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried sage
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried thyme
• 1/4  teaspoon  dried oregano
• 2  (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 475°.

2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Rub butter mixture over pork. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 475° for 17 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink). Let stand 5 minutes; thinly slice.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

156 (35% from fat)

Fat:

6g (sat 2.7g,mono 2.3g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

23.8g

Carbohydrate:

0.2g

Fiber:

0.1g

Cholesterol:

79mg

Iron:

1.5mg

Sodium:

435mg

Calcium:

10mg