Name: Pork tenderloin with chipotle sauce & pickled red onions
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 red onions , one thickly and one thinly sliced -; juice 2 limes -; 2 tsp dried oregano -; 8 fat garlic cloves , unpeeled -; 6 medium plum tomatoes , halved -; 2 tbsp chipotle paste (we used Discovery, available from Waitrose) -; 2 tbsp chilli powder -; 3 tbsp soft brown sugar -; 2 pork tenderloins , about 500g each -; coriander sprigs and warm soft tortillas (flour or corn), to serve -

Pork tenderloin with chipotle sauce & pickled red onions

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Pork tenderloin with chipotle sauce & pickled red onions

1. 2 red onions , one thickly and one thinly sliced -

2. juice 2 limes -

3. 2 tsp dried oregano -

4. 8 fat garlic cloves , unpeeled -

5. 6 medium plum tomatoes , halved -

6. 2 tbsp chipotle paste (we used Discovery, available from Waitrose) -

7. 2 tbsp chilli powder -

8. 3 tbsp soft brown sugar -

9. 2 pork tenderloins , about 500g each -

10. coriander sprigs and warm soft tortillas (flour or corn), to serve -

How to cook deliciously - Pork tenderloin with chipotle sauce & pickled red onions

1. Stage

Place the thinly sliced onion in a bowl with juice 1 lime, half the oregano and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. Stage

Dry-fry the whole garlic in a non-stick pan until blackened on both sides, about 8 mins, then peel. Heat the grill. Arrange the thickly sliced onion on a baking tray with the tomatoes, cut-side up. Season and grill until blackened, about 8 mins. Tip into a bowl with the garlic, chipotle paste, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tbsp sugar and remaining lime juice. Season and whizz in a blender until smooth. Gently heat through in a pan.

3. Stage

Rub the pork with the remaining chilli powder, oregano, sugar and seasoning. Grill for 5 mins each side until cooked. Serve sliced in warm tortillas with some sauce, the pickled onions and coriander.