Last year for our summer vacations, we flew from New york to Las Vegas and then drive all the way to Phoenix, visiting of course the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend! amazing nature.
In Las Vegas we stayed at the Aria Hotel, we got to taste several cuisines and I loved this recipe. Pork tenderloin braised in a spicy tomatillo and chiles sauce, each bite was an explosion of flavors.
First the pork is sautéed with onions with some green chiles and color all sides, deglazed the pot with stock or water, then add the tomatillos and jalapeños and braise in the oven at a very low heat.
Spicy tomatillo pork tenderloin
Servings: 4
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Pork sautéed with onion, then braised in a lightly spicy tomatillo sauce served with arroz, refritos and warm tortillas
Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin 1.5 to 2 pounds
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 jalapeño pepper chopped
- 3 to matillos cut into small cubes
- 3 small green sweet chiles chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- 2 yellow onions cut into thin slices
- 3 cups of vegetable or chicken stock
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven at 300 F.
- In a dutch oven or cast iron pot, heat the olive oil at a medium heat, color the pork on all sides, then add the onions and sweet green chiles, season well with salt and pepper. Cook until the onions and green chiles are soft. Deglace the pot with stock (1.5 cups) and scrap all the flavors that are stock to the bottom of the pot.
- Cover and put in the oven, let it cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes, you can verify at 1 hour and rectify the seasoning and add some stock if necessary.
- When done, it will be tender and juicy, let it rest for 10 minutes the cut in slices and served with rice and black beans, put a spoonful of the onions and green chiles then place the sliced pork then spoon over the sauce! Enjoy!
Notes
Adapted from From Javier's Cantina
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4 thoughts on “Spicy Tomatillo pork tenderloin”
Oh my gosh…this sounds like an incredible meal! That pork tenderloin looks like it is bursting with flavor! We don’t live very close to Vegas, so it looks like I’ll just need to recreate this one at home…thanks for sharing!
Hi David! 😉 Thank you for stopping by! and nice e-meeting you.. I loved the crust on your chicken, I have tried in the past with crushed corn flakes and panko, but never tried almonds, is such a great idea..
I love Vegas.. however, I do not love losing all my money thier to the tables. Amazing shopping and restaurants though. Anyways. As much as I love Vegas, I love pork and salsa verde WAY more. So this spicy tomatillo pork looks SO good! I can just imagine the flavors= YUM! Thanks for sharing another dish I need to try! Cheers and warm wishes for a great rest of the week and weekend, my sweets! xoxo
Thank you sweetie! have a great weekend and there’s no stress a mojito won’t calm! 🙂