Pork Tenderloin in Bourbon

 

Marinade:

 

¼ cup Soy Sauce

¼ cup Bourbon

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

2 Cloves Garlic, halved

3 pounds Pork Tenderloin (trimmed of fat and silver)

 

Bourbon with Molasses Sauce:

 

1/3 cup Bourbon

4 cups Beef Broth

1 tablespoon Molasses

2 tablespoons Butter

 

 

·         Mix together soy sauce, bourbon, brown sugar and garlic. Pour over pork, cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.

 

·         Remove from marinade and place on rack of shallow roasting pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160º

 

Sauce:

 

·         Bring Bourbon to a boil in saucepan. Remove from heat and ignite. Let it burn until it stops, then add everything but the butter.

 

·         Bring to boil, then simmer until it is reduced to about ¾ cup. Remove from hat and gradually stir in the butter.

 

·         Sauce can either be poured over the pork or used for dipping.

 

 

Yield: 6-8 servings