hospitality fix
“Hawaiian Glazed Pork Tenderloin Sliders”
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or about $10 of ingredients plus
alternative to cocktail weenies and
make potluck-friendly sliders, slice the
a few pantry staples and an hour
BBQ meatballs.
roast into ¼ inch slices and top with
of your time, you can impress
Here, an inexpensive cut of meat
braised red onions and pineapple on
your friends and co-workers with
is transformed into a well-browned,
a King’s Hawaiian roll. To add even
these flavor-packed sliders, a welcome
juicy, tender roast in only an hour. To
more flavor and texture, add green leaf
Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
quarter turn and cook for another
minutes. Add pineapple rings to
Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper
three minutes, repeating until well
top of roast in last five minutes of
onto all sides and allow to come to
browned on all sides and ends.
cooking. Transfer roast to carving
room temperature. In a small bowl,
Remove roast to a clean plate and
board and let rest 15 minutes
stir together first four ingredients
pour off fat from skillet. Add honey
before slicing to allow juices to
plus the juice from the pineapples.
mixture and cook for one minute;
redistribute. Meanwhile, set skillet
Reserve pineapple rings.
add onions and cook one minute
over high heat and boil for about 1
more. Return tenderloin to pan,
minute to reduce. Pour glaze over
ovenproof skillet over medium-
nestling it into onions and turning it
tenderloin. Roast is ready to carve
high heat until just smoking. Place
to coat with glaze.
when center registers about 150
Directions
Heat oil in heavy-bottomed,
roast fat-side down in skillet. Cook
Place skillet in oven and cook
for about three minutes until well-
until center of tenderloin registers
browned. Using tongs, rotate one-
about 135 degrees, 30 to 45
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degrees. Serve slices of pork on rolls topped with pineapple and onions.