Tenderloin can only be cooked one way. Pork and the apricot jams go well beautifully. delicious, but not too sweet! favored by the family!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin
- ¼ cup softened butter
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 (18 ounce) jar apricot preserves
- 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
- ¼ cup dry sherry
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spread butter all over the pork tenderloin. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Combine garlic powder, apricot preserves, honey, and sherry in a separate bowl.
- Roast the pork in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the pork from the oven and brush with the apricot sauce. Return the pork to the oven. Continue roasting, basting occasionally with the remaining sauce, until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 440 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 63 g |
| Cholesterol | 86 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 200 mg |
| Sugars | 43 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I like the idea of the butter. I was going to try the olive oil but decided it would be better with the butter. Apricot sauce really complements the flavor of the pork. Only thing I changed was onion powder for garlic powder. I have a family member who cannot have garlic. It worked just as well and I thought everything still tasted delicious.
The apricot and pork are elegant. I baked a sweet potato and served apricot as it’s sauce. Perfect!
Have made this many times as per recipe always good served over jasmin Rice
Family totally loved it.
This was awesome. We use pork tenderloin on rotation and have tried several recipes. This one was great!
Good and easy recipe. I cut the garlic powder down to 1 1/2 cause 2 seemed like a lot and I’m glad I did. We enjoy garlic but something about powder just makes me hesitant vs fresh and fresh will be used next time for sure. Thanks for sharing.
It was delicious, this will be my go-to pork tenderloin recipe. I made a few personal adjustments: I melted the butter and brushed it on the pork loin then added salt and pepper. I mixed the rest of the melted butter with honey, apricot preserve, minced garlic and thyme to add later. I cooked it longer to reach 165F, about an hour and 15 minutes altogether. I basted it with the butter/preserve every 15 minutes.
Very tasty! I used the olive oil to rub it down. It worked well! My partner really liked it too! Its a keeper recipe!
I made this for Christmas and my family loved it! Delicious, fun to make and no leftovers.
Easy and tastes great. A good combination of flavors.
This was so yummy! Made exactly as written. Heated the leftover baste and added a bit of cornstarch to thicken it a little and drizzled over the sliced pork. Served with mashed potatoes.. so good. Will definitely make this again. Next time I may try it with Apple jam instead…hmm
It was good but it’s still pork tenderloin
So moist and juicy! So full of flavor!
This was wonderful!!! Did also make it a little different once, wrapping it in bacon after the butter mixture and continued as directed.
Good, but my pork loin was 3lbs so it took 90 minutes to cook.
Easy and tasty, will definitely make again. I did add Dijon mustard and some cayenne, which gave a nice counterbalance to the sweet. I used olive oil on the pork instead of butter just for ease and didn’t miss the butter. I would use this sauce as a glaze for ham as well. Really tasty, and the pork was tender to boot.
Easy recipe. Made it as written, and a second time using mustard and horseradish as another reviewer suggested. Both are good. Juicy and flavorful.
Family loved the sauce
Made as directed in recipe and love it! Nice and tender. Will definitely make again.
Didn’t like the flavor
Used the olive oil in place of butter! Easy, fast, and delicious!