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Pork With Red-Eye Gravy
Recipes
Pork With Red-Eye Gravy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons instant coffee, divided
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¾ teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 1 pork tenderloin (about 1 lb)
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 3 slices bacon
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons browning sauce
  • 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup presliced green onions (optional)

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine 1 cup water with 1 tablespoon instant coffee, then microwave on HIGH 2 minutes or until hot; set aside. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon instant coffee, salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper; roll pork in mixture (wash hands).
    2. Preheat large sauté pan on medium 2–3 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add pork; cook 4–6 minutes, turning to brown all sides. Place pork on baking sheet; bake 8–10 minutes or until pork is 145°F. Let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cut bacon into 1-inch pieces.
    3. Place bacon in same sauté pan; cook 3–4 minutes or until lightly crisp. Stir in flour until blended. Whisk in prepared coffee, browning sauce, soy sauce, and remaining ½ teaspoon pepper; cook 1–2 minutes or until sauce thickens.
    4. Remove pan from heat and whisk in butter until melted and blended. Slice pork; spoon sauce over pork and sprinkle with onions. Serve.