Ingredients
- 1 -650g pork Roast/Tenderloin
- The zest of one orange
- ½ tsp Himalayan or fine sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- ½ cup cranberry sauce
- ¼ cup water,
- ½ tsp fresh rosemary, coarsely chopped
- ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Pork Tenderloin
Cranberry Sauce (totally optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Mix salt, pepper, sage, rosemary and orange zest in a small bowl. I used about 1 1/2 cups of orange zest, 2 whole stems of Rosemary, and 6 large sage leaves.
- Cover your pork tenderloin with this rub then place it in a large resealable plastic bag or wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. I used the press and seal wrap and it actually marinated for 12 hours for me.
- Preheat your oven at 375F for Pork Loin and 450F for Pork Roast.
- Add about a teaspoon of olive oil at the bottom of a large non stick pan and heat it over medium-high heat.
- When pan is real good and hot, add your pork tenderloin and leave it to sear for 2-3 minutes until a nice (golden) crust forms, then flip it around and repeat with all four sides.
- Transfer your tenderloin to a shallow oven safe dish, cover loosely with foil and cook until internal temperature reaches 145F (about 20-25 minutes), Since I didnt have a thermometer I cooked my roast for 45 minutes at 450F while covered with foil. I then removed the foil and cooked it for another hour and 15 minutes at 300F. Please note that I also left some oil in the bottom of the oven pan. This was the key to the roast not drying out.
- Take your tenderloin out of the oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes before to slice and serve.
- Serve with cranberry sauce, if desired, and a side of fresh vegetables. Brown or wild rice would also work beautifully with this.
For the tenderloin
FOR THE CRANBERRY SAUCE
- To make the cranberry sauce, simply mix all the ingredients in a small food processor until well smooth and well incorporated.