Spicy Apricot glazed pork tenderloin with smoked baby red potatoes and mushrooms

theyolksonyou

Not bad for a Tuesday. Picked up a tenderloin, some tater and shrooms on the way home. Quartered the baby reds, tossed in some EVOO and then S&P and smoked paprika. Threw into the drip pan. Meantime, some S&P on to the tenderloin and let it hang out while the egg gets happy.

Light the egg with a load of RW and a chunk of pecan and handful of cherry chips. FINALLY get close to my target temp of 400. (went ahead with taters at 350, are y'all's settings completelyt different in the cold? my first winter egging) Let the baby reds roll for about 30 min. Then on with the shrooms and protein.

Put the shrooms in to party with the taters in the drip pan with just S&P. Then pork on top on the grid. (no pics as us southern sissies don't like the mid 20s for egging)

Checked temp after 15 min, getting close so on with the glaze. Apricot jam, juice of half a lemon, a palm full of red pepper flakes, a pinch of cumin and the left over EVOO from the potatoes. Pulled the PS and drip pan and got my sear on. Pulled at 138 IT.

Final verdict, the taters and shrooms rocked! The pork was good, but the glaze was weak. Really weak.

Jeepster47

Loved the write up ... and the fork ... and the sneaky knife ... oh yes, the food looks pretty good also.  Got to try some red skins ...

Chowman

Looks good! Sounds much better than the crock pot chicken we aye tonight! What would you add to the glaze to improve it ?

grege345

Nice plated pic. Love me some baby reds. Nice knife cameo.

theyolksonyou

Thanks guys, that knife snuck in. Next thing you know, there will be a spoon.

@Chowman I think it needed more glaze overall, but definitely needed more red pepper flakes. Really just didn't come through the pork flavor. The overall was good, the glaze was just lost.

caliking

Man, that's a nice looking plate... cutlery and all!

grege345

Is that a penny on your table?

theyolksonyou

@grege345 Damn, you guys don't miss anything! Yes it's a penny left over from game night last night. According to my 8 yr old we were gambling on a card game called Sleeping Queens and that was the winning. I don't know how he knows about gambling, or poker... :^o

johnkitchens

Now you are just showing off. 

Mattman3969

That is one fine looking cook right there!!

SGH

Looks like a winner to me my friend =D>

theyolksonyou

Thanks all. @johnkitchens I promise, the potatoes are the best part of the meal sadly. The smokiness and pork drippings made them spectacular.