Rating: 4.5 stars
13 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 7
  • 4 star values: 4
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0

The smokiness of adobo sauce calls for a robust Grade A Dark or Grade B maple syrup.

Recipe by Cooking Light March 2008

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Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Recipe Summary

Yield:
8 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and about 1 tablespoon sauce)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • To prepare pork, combine first 6 ingredients; sprinkle evenly over pork. Place in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and refrigerate 3 hours.

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  • Preheat oven to 375°.

  • Remove pork from bag. Place pork in a roasting pan; drizzle with oil. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of pork registers 155°. Remove pork from pan; cover and let stand 10 minutes.

  • To prepare sauce, remove 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from can of chiles; reserve remaining chiles and sauce for another use. Add 2 teaspoons adobo sauce, syrup, broth, and vinegar to roasting pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Place pork in pan, turning to coat. Remove pork from pan, reserving sauce in pan. Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Strain sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl; serve with pork.

Chef's Notes

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Nutrition Facts

201 calories; calories from fat 23%; fat 5.1g; saturated fat 1.5g; mono fat 2.6g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 23.9g; carbohydrates 13.8g; fiber 0.3g; cholesterol 74mg; iron 1.8mg; sodium 229mg; calcium 23mg.
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