Maple-Fried Apples & Maple-Mustard Pork Tenderloin

Since moving to The South, I've learned that nosotros nipper everything downward here. The classic -- fried okra, fried greenish tomatoes, fried turkey. The new-to-me-but-I-love-it -- fried squash, fried pickles. And the okay-who-thought-of-that? -- fried Oreos. Yes, 1 of the niggling local cafes I frequent serves fried Oreos every bit a dessert. {Oh, as well as it's totally fabulous! ... inward instance yous were wondering.}

And all these fried things are typically deep-fried. Ya know, inward all kinds of smokin' hot crude that the food-of-choice is completely submerged inward until it's a crunchy golden brown, oh-so-delicious-but-no-so-great-for-you bite.

So, when I encountered 'fried apples' on a carte du jour 1 day, ...

which is a really mutual Southern side dish selection ... I was a tad confused. Deep-fried apples?? I couldn't quite movie how that would endure done ... or what the halt upshot would hold off like.

Well, it turns out that non all things labeled fried are deep-fried ... similar these apples. They're genuinely pan-fried. So why they're non called something else is beyond me. But whatever yous telephone phone them ... fried apples, pan-fried apples, sauteed apples ... they're fantastic!

When it came fourth dimension for me to plough over these a become at home, I had to seat my ain Northern spin on them ... drenching them alongside pure Vermont maple syrup during the frying process, of course! Mmmmm, as well as then good.

And yous desire to know what these Maple-Fried Apples span wonderfully with? Pork tenderloin. I retrieve they'd endure keen alongside most whatsoever pork tenderloin version, but they're peculiarly keen alongside around other maple-inspired staple inward my kitchen ... Maple-Mustard Pork Tenderloin.

Can yous country I'm inward a maple mood?

It's non difficult to acquire me inward a maple mood. I mean, I practically grew upward on the stuff. But this maple mood has been inspired yesteryear Vermont Maple No-Bake Cookies post. So today, you're getting a two-for-one ... ii keen maple recipes inward 1 post! You're welcome.

Hope yous bask around maple-iciousness soon! If you're inward a maple mood, these are ii keen go-to's.

Maple-Fried Apples & Maple-Mustard Pork Tenderloin

Source: Apples - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Tracey original; Pork Tenderloin - Adapted from Cooking Light magazine

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

Apples:

four to vi fresh Rome or McIntosh apples

1 T. butter

1/4 c. pure maple syrup (preferably Vermont Grade B)

Pork Tenderloin:

2 (1 lb. each) pork tenderloins

1/2 c. Dijon mustard

four T. pure maple syrup

2 T. chopped fresh rosemary

1/2 tsp. body of body of water salt

1/2 tsp. soil dark pepper

Directions

For the Apples:

1. Peel, core, as well as spell apples close 1/4"-1/2" thick.

2. Melt butter inward a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add apples to the pan as well as drizzle alongside the maple syrup. Reduce oestrus slightly as well as cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft as well as tender, close xx minutes.

For the Pork Tenderloin:

3. Place pork on a broiler pan coated alongside cooking spray (I describe of piece of occupation my pan alongside aluminum foil offset ... it makes construct clean upward agency easier).

4. Combine mustard, maple syrup, rosemary, salt, as well as pepper inward a modest bowl. Brush over the pork tenderloins, repeating to acquire every bit thick a coating every bit possible without creating a large puddle of maple-mustard glaze inward your pan (you may non purpose upward all the glaze).

5. Bake at 425 degrees for close 25-40 minutes until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees (for slightly pink). Let stand upward close 10 minutes earlier slicing.

These ii dishes are keen together, or each is delicious totally on its own.

Enjoy!