Spicy Pineapple Pork
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons (60m) butter, divided
2 - 1 pound (1kg) pork tenderloins, cut into 8 medallions
each
Salt (to sprinkle over pork medallions)
8 Bigelow
Constant Comment® Tea Bags - allow to steep for 10
minutes
¾ (180mL) hot water
1 medium red bell pepper
1 cup (250mL) pineapple chunks, drained, reserve juice
2 tablespoons (30mL) fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
Dash of cinnamon
1 tablespoon (15mL) fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
Yield: Serves: 6 - Prep time: 10 minutes - Cook time: 25
minutes.
Instructions:
Heat 1 tablespoon (15mL) butter in large skillet over medium
high heat. Sprinkle pork medallions with salt. Add pork medallions
to pan and cook 5-6 minutes per side or until pork is slightly
pink. Place pork on serving plate and keep warm.
Brew Bigelow Constant Comment® tea in
hot water; allow to steep for 10 minutes. Discard the tea bags,
squeezing to extract as much liquid as possible.
Melt remaining butter in same skillet, add red bell peppers and
cook about 3 minutes or until crisp tender. Reduce heat to low, add
pineapple, reserved juice, Constant Comment® Tea, ginger root,
jalapeno pepper and cinnamon. Simmer until liquid is reduced to
half.
To serve, spoon pineapple mixture over cooked pork pieces,
sprinkle with cilantro, if desired.
Nutritional Information:
| Nutritional
Information Per Serving |
Percent of Daily
Value |
| Calories |
252 |
|
13% |
| Protein |
32 |
grams |
64% |
| Carbohydrate |
5 |
grams |
2% |
| Total Fat |
11 |
grams |
16% |
| Alcohol |
0 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
118 |
milligrams |
39% |
| Saturated Fat |
6 |
grams |
29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
3 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
0.8 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0.03 |
grams |
| Total Dietary Fiber |
0.9 |
grams |
3% |
| Total Sugar |
3 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories
|
| Protein |
53% |
| Carbohydrate |
8% |
| Total Fat |
39% |
| Alcohol |
0% |
| Vitamins & Mineral
|
| Sodium |
120 |
milligrams |
5% |
| Potassium |
568 |
milligrams |
16% |
| Vitamin A |
136 |
Retinol Equivalent |
18% |
| Vitamin C |
38 |
milligrams |
64% |
| Calcium |
15 |
milligrams |
2% |
| Iron |
2 |
milligrams |
9% |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
0.4 |
micrograms |
4% |
| Thiamin |
0.9 |
micrograms |
63% |
| Riboflavin |
0.5 |
milligrams |
31% |
| Niacin |
9 |
milligrams |
45% |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
1 |
milligrams |
55% |
| Folic Acid |
15 |
milligrams |
4% |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
0.6 |
micrograms |
11% |
| Nutritional Recipe
Features |
| Low in Sodium |
| Sugar Free |
| Gluten-free |
| Good Source of Potassium |
| Soy Free |