Recipe from www.PorkBeInspired.com
Prep Time: 15 minutes prep, Cook Time: 25 minutes cook
1 pork tenderloin, (about 1 pound)
1 cup sweetened coconut, shredded
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Apricot jam
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt
ground black pepper
12 6-inch wooden skewers
1 cup sweetened coconut, shredded
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Apricot jam
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt
ground black pepper
12 6-inch wooden skewers
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread coconut on baking sheet. Place
in heated oven and bake for 6-8 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring
halfway through baking.
Meanwhile, place honey, jam, ginger and garlic in blender
container. Cover and blend until well mixed.
Rub tenderloin with oil; season with
salt and pepper. Prepare a medium-hot fire in covered grill. Grill tenderloin,
over direct heat for 5 minutes or just until entire surface is brown, turning
occasionally. Adjust grill to indirect heat; generously brush entire tenderloin
with honey-apricot mixture. Cover and grill over indirect heat for 20
minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F., brushing
generously with additional honey-apricot mixture halfway through grilling.
Transfer pork to cutting board. Loosely cover with foil; let rest for 10
minutes.
Brush tenderloin again with
honey-apricot mixture. Coat tenderloin in coconut, firmly pressing coconut on
pork. Skewer with lollipop sticks or bamboo skewers, from the top straight
through to the bottom, at 1/2-inch intervals. Slice between sticks into
lollipop-shaped pieces. Pat edges of “lollipops” with remaining coconut, if
necessary.
Makes 6 appetizer servings.
Recipe courtesy of Bob Blumer, The Surreal Gourmet
Nutrition: Calories: 251
calories, Protein: 17 grams, Fat: 9 grams, Sodium: 180 milligrams cholesterol: 50 milligrams Saturated Fat: 6 grams, Carbohydrates: 28
grams
Happy New Year!
Now You're Cookin',
Chef Alli