Ingredients
- 3 mild frying peppers, such as Hungarian or banana, halved and seeded
- 1 small jalapeno pepper, halved (remove seeds for less heat)
- 2 medium Japanese eggplants (about 14 ounces total)
- 1 bunch scallions
- 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 2 pork tenderloins (about 1 1/2 pounds total), trimmed and cut into 4 pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Directions
Preheat the broiler and line a broiler pan with foil. Broil the frying peppers, jalapeno, eggplants, scallions and garlic on the foil until charred, about 3 minutes per side. Cover with a damp towel to cool, then peel the peppers and eggplants. Squeeze the garlic from its skin. Roughly chop the vegetables and garlic and toss in a bowl.
Season the pork with the cumin and salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork; cook, turning, until golden, about 6 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, turning, until a thermometer inserted into the center registers 150 degrees F, about 8 more minutes. Set the pork aside.
Add the lemon juice to the skillet, then add the eggplant mixture and paprika; warm through. Season with salt and pepper and add the parsley. Slice the pork; serve with the eggplant relish and garnish with paprika.
Per serving: Calories 297; Fat 10 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 95 mg; Sodium 317 mg; Carbohydrate 16 g; Fiber 6 g; Protein 37 g
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By sandraelaine1975
houston tx
on March 16, 2013
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Everyone in my family thought this was not going to taste good, well lets just say there was NO leftovers!!! I loved the eggplant relish!! Good flavors
By nikke99
on November 09, 2012
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Super easy, and delish! I made the recipe my own, because my husband doesn't do spicy and I didn't want to hunt down japenese eggplant. I used banana pepper, green onions, and your run of the mill eggplant in the relish. My family LOVED it!
By cupcake absolute
Near Yorktown,VA.
on June 07, 2011
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Allergic to many ingredients,so change up and ty a "pulled tenderloin" with thin sliced fried eggplant and sauced pork can turn into a variation of the original and add what is desired.Open faced for less calories.
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