Seared Pork Tenderloin with Cocoa Spice Rub

Michael Chiarello

Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael ChiarelloEpisode: Chocolate by Moonlight Party

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
10 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon whole white peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon whole coriander
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • 4 tablespoons sea salt, preferably gray
  • 2 (2-pound) boneless pork tenderloins
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, toast white peppercorns and coriander seeds until they begin to pop. Remove from heat and grind to fine powder in a spice mill or coffee grinder. Mix the ground pepper and coriander with remaining spices, cocoa and salt.

Trim the pork tenderloins of fat and silver skin. Rub with a generous amount of the cocoa spice rub. Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium high heat until hot but not smoking. Sear each tenderloin on all sides until a rich brown color, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove tenderloins from heat and finish in the oven for about 10 minutes or until cooked through.

Let the tenderloins rest out of the oven for at least 10 minutes before carving.

Extra cocoa spice rub will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

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  • on December 14, 2011

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    Delicious and simple. I used ground white pepper and ground coriander instead because it's what I had and it came out great. On taste alone I would give this recipe 4 stars, but it gets bumped up to 5 because of how little work it was- definitely a keeper.

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  • on July 03, 2011

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    Really? This recipe is like a Mac truck... All brute with no subtlety or balance. I thought the flavors may mesh together in some delightful way based on all of the positive reviews. This is definitely not the case. I don't normally write reviews but I thought I may be able save a couple of pork loins from this silliness.

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  • on March 07, 2011

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    Excellent!

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