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Pork Tenderloin Apple Mole Verde

A relatively easy to prepare nut free Mexican green mole
Print Recipe
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

For marinade

  • 2 lb. pork tenderloin
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp salt and
  • 1 tsp pepper

For sauce

  • 4 medium tomatillos
  • 2 shallots peeled and quartered
  • 2 green apples cored and quartered
  • 1 cup apple juice divided
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 oz Savory Spices Mole Verde Spice
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1 cup carrots sliced into rounds
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup chicken stock

Instructions
 

  • Combine marinade ingredients in bowl
  • Put pork in seal-able plastic bag, cover with marinade and refrigerate for 1 hour
  • Preheat oven to 425
  • Core apple and cut into slices, peel and quarter shallots and tomatillos
  • Place apples, shallots and tomatillos on baking sheet and broil until they start to blacken, turning twice. Estimated time 8 to 15 minutes.
  • Combine Mole Verde Spice, pumpkin seeds and spices, 1/2 cup apple juice, lime juice, salt and olive oil into mole paste
  • Add Mole paste, broiled ingredients, remaining 1/2 cup apple juice to food processor or blender and blend thoroughly.
  • Sear pork on stovetop, about 2 minutes per side
  • Place pork in baking dish and cook until it reaches 145 degrees (about 15-25 minutes)
  • While pork is cooking saute carrot slices for 2-3 minutes
  • Add apple cider vinegar and deglaze pan, reduce by half
  • Add mole sauce and stir to coat
  • Add stock, remaining apple juice and bring to a boil
  • Reduce to simmer, cover and cook 5 minutes
  • Slice pork and add to pan, coating with sauce

Notes

The pork can be done sous vide. Simply cook in water bath at 145 for an hour or more. Sear 2-3 minutes per side and slice.
Adapted from from Savory Spices
Keyword Pork Tenderloin Apple Mole Verde