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Title: Roast Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes From Lhj
Categories: Pork
Yield: 1 Servings

1 tb Minced garlic
1 1/2 ts Salt; divided
1/2 ts Freshly ground pepper
1/2 ts Ginger
1 1/2 lb Pork tenderloin
4 sm Sweet potatoes; peeled and
-cut into 1/2-inch-wide
-sticks
2 tb Olive oil; divided
1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c Balsamic vinegar
1/4 c Soy sauce
1 tb Chopped fresh flat-leaf
-parsley

1. Heat oven to 475°F. Mash garlic with 3/4 teaspoon salt, the pepper and
ginger to form a paste. Place pork in jelly-roll pan or large roasting pan;
rub all sides with garlic mixture.

2. Toss sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining 3/4 teaspoon
more salt in large bowl. Arrange potatoes in jelly-roll pan with pork.

3. Combine brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon oil
in small saucepan; brush some of the mixture over pork tenderloin. Roast
pork and potatoes 10 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, bring remaining soy-sauce mixture to a boil over high heat.
Boil until sauce is thickened, 5 minutes; remove from heat.

5. Brush half the sauce over pork and turn sweet potatoes. Roast 5 minutes
more until sweet potatoes are tender and meat thermometer inserted in
thickest part of pork registers 155°F.

6. Cut pork into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange on platter with sweet
potatoes. Pour pan drippings and remaining sauce over pork. Sprinkle sweet
potatoes with parsley.

(C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved From: LHJ
Recipe Date: Monday, November 24, 1997 12:15 PM

NOTES : Start with lean, boneless pork tenderloin and strips of sweet
potato--just thirty minutes later, your sumptuous dinner is ready to serve.
Roasting Time: 15 minutes Degree of Difficulty: Easy
Recipe by: Ladies Home Journal

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #941 by "abprice@wf.net" on
Dec 2, 1997