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APRICOT-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN


Prep Time:  20 minutes 

Cook Time:  30 minutes

Serves:  8

 

1 tbsp. butter or margarine 1 cup chopped apricots or dried fruit bits
1/2 cup herb-seasoned stuffing mix1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lb.) pork tenderloins1/2 tsp. thyme

 

1.    Preheat oven to 425F.  Trim fat from meat.  Make a cut lengthwise down tenderloins, cutting to within 1/2 inch of opposite side.  Spread open.  Cover surface with plastic wrap.  Pound with flat side of a meat mallet to 1/2 inch thickness.

2.    Spoon half the fruit mixture over each tenderloin.  Working from a long side, roll up tenderloins to cover stuffing.  Tuck in ends.  Tie at 1-inch intervals with cotton kitchen twine. 

3.    Place tenderloins on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.  Rub with thyme and pepper.  Roast for 30 to 35 minutes or until meat and stuffing reach 160F.  Remove twine, slice and serve.