Thursday, December 17, 2009

HONEY-DIJON PORK TENDERLOIN

Ingredients

* 1 cup light or nonalcoholic beer
* 6 tablespoons sesame seeds
* 6 tablespoons honey
* 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
* 4 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
* 2 pork tenderloins (1 pound each)

Directions

* In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Remove 1/2 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add pork. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
* Drain pork and discard marinade. Coat grill rack with cooking spray before starting the grill. Grill pork, covered, over medium heat for 10-13 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160°, basting with reserved marinade occasionally. Or bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°, basting occasionally. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3 ounces cooked pork) equals 206 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 67 mg cholesterol, 192 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

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