In this recipe, the pork is sliced into medallions (crosswise slices) that you’ll be simply cooking in a skillet with a little salt and pepper and a rub of olive oil. The real flavor in this dish is going to come from the glaze that is drizzled onto the pork and the mango salsa it’s served with.
The mango salsa simply made up of fresh mango, cilantro, lime juice, lime zest, green onion, red pepper flakes, olive oil and salt. That’s it. It’s totally fresh, and it is delicious when eaten with the pork. The pork is topped with a simple orange glaze. It’s orange juice simmered until syrupy with the white part of the green onions.
If you’re worried about the red pepper flakes creating too much spice in this recipe, you can certainly cut down on the amount used or just leave them out completely. I don’t think they add a huge amount of spice to the overall flavor of the dish, but I know some people are a little sensitive to spice! My son is absolutely crazy for mangos. He thought this dinner was just about the best thing ever. If I’m making this for my family, I don’t put quite as much garnish on my finished dish as you see in the photos above. If I’m making it for a dinner party, I like to dress it up a bit more. For more pork tenderloin recipes, you might like to try my Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin or this Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin. Roasted Rosemary Pork Tenderloin looks like a pretty good recipe too.
