Fruit-Stuffed Pork Tenderloins
Recipe from Diabetic Living

Cranberries, apricots, and rice create a moist, flavorful stuffing for the pork tenderloins. A cream-based mustard and cranberry sauce makes this dish exceptionally delicious.


Fruit-Stuffed Pork Tenderloins

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Ingredients
  • 1 medium
    onion, finely chopped
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  • 1 cup
    sliced celery
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  • 1 clove
    garlic, minced
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  • 1/4 cup
    butter
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  • 2 cups
    cooked brown rice
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  • 1/4 cup
    dried cranberries
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  • 1/4 cup
    snipped dried apricots
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  • 1 tsp.
    finely shredded orange peel
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  • 1/2 tsp.
    dried thyme, crushed
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  • 1/2 tsp.
    salt
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  • 1/8 tsp.
    pepper
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  • 1/4 cup
    apple juice
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  • 2 3/4-pound
    pork tenderloins
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    Salt and pepper
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    Mustard-Cranberry Sauce
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium saucepan cook the onion, celery, and garlic in butter over medium heat until tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in rice, cranberries, apricots, orange peel, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir in apple juice to moisten. Set stuffing aside.
2.
Trim any fat from pork. Using a sharp knife, make a lengthwise cut down the center of each pork tenderloin, cutting to, but not through, the other side of the meat. Repeat by making two cuts on either side of the first cut. Place each tenderloin between two pieces of plastic wrap. Pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to make a 10x8-inch rectangle, working from the center out to the corners. Season pork with salt and pepper.
3.
Spoon half of the stuffing over one of the tenderloins to within 1 inch of the edges. Roll tenderloin up into a spiral, beginning with a short side. Tie meat with clean 100-percent-cotton string. Place seam side down on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Repeat with remaining tenderloin and remaining stuffing, placing second tenderloin next to the first on the rack.
4.
Roast, uncovered, in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the stuffing registers 165 degrees F. Loosely cover with aluminum foil and let stand for 5 minutes.
5.
Meanwhile, prepare Mustard-Cranberry Sauce. Cut tenderloins into slices. Serve with sauce. Makes 8 servings.

Mustard-Cranberry Sauce
In a small saucepan cook 1 clove garlic, minced, in 2 tablespoons hot butter iover medium heat for 1 minute. Stir in 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard until combined. Stir in 1-1/4 cups chicken broth. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in 1/4 cup half-and-half or light cream and 1/4 cup dried cranberries; heat through. Makes 1-1/2 cups.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 303, Total Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 82 mg, Sodium 438 mg, Carbohydrate 24 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 21 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 11%. Exchanges: Fruit .5, Starch 1, Fat 2.5. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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