Grilled Moroccan Spiced Pork Tenderloin - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground chile powder, preferably ancho
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt (Diamond crystal)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground caraway
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 pork tenderloins, about 1 1/4 pounds each, butterflied and lightly pounded to 1/2-inch thickness
- Grilled naan, grilled haloumi and plain yogurt for serving
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the coriander, cumin, chile powder, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, caraway, black pepper and oil, pressing out any lumps of sugar. On a baking sheet, rub the mixture all over the pork and let sit, covered at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate for 4 hours or up to overnight. Return to room temperature.
- Light a grill and oil the grates. Grill the pork over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 135 °, about 9 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let sit for 10 minutes, loosely tented with foil before cutting into thick slices. Serve with warm grilled naan, haloumi and yogurt.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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