Honey Balsamic Pork Fillets

By October 18, 2023Recipes

This delicious Honey Balsamic Pork Tenderloin is ideal for an elegant dinner gathering, yet it’s speedy enough for a straightforward weeknight meal. It’s consistently a crowd-pleaser, offering a flawless blend of sweet, savoury, tangy, and spicy notes!

Prep Time: 15  Minutes  |  Cook Time: 25  Minutes  | Serves 8

Ingredients:

  • 2 pork tenderloins, each weighing approximately 450 grams and trimmed
  • 2 teaspoons of seasoned salt
  • 2 teaspoons of garlic powder
  • 240 ml of balsamic vinegar
  • 125 ml of honey
  • 60 ml of chicken or vegetable broth
  • 60 ml of ketchup
  • 60 ml of firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
  • 2 cloves of minced garlic
  • ¾ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon of red pepper flakes

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius and lightly grease a baking dish measuring approximately 23×33 centimeters.
  2. Trim the pork tenderloins, then rub them with the seasoned salt and garlic powder. Place them in the prepared baking dish.
  3. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, honey, broth, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cornstarch, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
  4. Pour this mixture over and around the pork tenderloins in the baking dish.
  5. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers an internal temperature of 63 degrees Celsius.
  6. Remove the baking dish from the oven and allow the pork to rest for 10 minutes before slicing it into pork medallions for serving.