Dijon Pork with Apples and Cabbage

Description

A honey-mustard marinade gives pork a tangy-sweet punch. Charred cabbage and apple make a crunchy side dish.

Ingredients

  • ½ head green or red cabbage, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
  • 2 large apples – cored and sliced into thin wedges
  • 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper, divided
  • 2 (16 ounce) pork tenderloins
  • 1 tablespoon coarse-grain Dijon-style mustard
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place 1 rack in center position and another 4 inches from broiler. Spray a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
  2. Toss together cabbage and apples with 3 tablespoons oil
  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  4. and 1/4 teaspoon pepper on prepared sheet pan and arrange in an even layer.
  5. Pat pork dry and season with remaining teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Whisk together remaining 2 tablespoons oil with mustard
  6. vinegar
  7. honey
  8. and thyme in a small bowl. Spread over all sides of pork and set pork on top of cabbage and apples.
  9. Roast on center rack until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of thickest part of each tenderloin registers 130 degrees F
  10. about 25 minutes.
  11. Remove pan from oven and turn oven to broil. When broiler is hot
  12. put pan on top rack and broil until pork has a golden-brown crust
  13. thermometer registers 145 degrees F
  14. and cabbage and apples have a light char
  15. about 5 minutes. Cover pan loosely with foil and let pork rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve pork warm with cabbage and apples
  16. sprinkled with parsley (if using).

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 6

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