Pork Tenderloin With Chipotle Sauce & Pickled Red Onions
This delicious recipe for chipotle pork tenderloin tacos features a flavorful combination of spices and a zesty lime marinade. The tender pork is grilled to perfection and served in warm tortillas with a smoky chipotle sauce, pickled red onions, and fresh coriander for a mouthwatering meal that's perfect for any occasion.
— Constant Cookbook
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
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT25M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 305 calories
- Fat Content: 10 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 3 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 25 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 20 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 3 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 31 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.53 milligram of sodium
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