Pork tenderloin with mashed butternut squash and roasted Brussels sprouts
	 
    
    
	         
	
      This is my favorite meal in recent memory. It was one of those meals that I wanted to last forever, and I was actually happy I was eating it alone as it guaranteed leftovers. I started by marinating a pork tenderloin in a mixture of freshly squeezed orange juice, honey, fresh ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes which I had heated to boiling. After about an hour, I put the baking dish the pork was marinating in into a preheated oven and roasted it until the internal temperature was 150 degrees.  Meanwhile, I peeled, seeded, and diced a large butternut squash.  After tossing it with olive oil, salt, and pepper, I roasted it until very tender.  Then into a mixing bowl to mash along with some butter, brown sugar, milk, and a bit more salt and pepper.  While the butternut squash was roasting, I also trimmed and quartered some Brussels sprouts and roasted them until a bit brown and tender.  Once I plated the three components, I couldn't wait to eat.  The pork was extremely tender and slightly sweet, but carried some heat from the red pepper flakes.  The butternut squash was sweet and a nice contrast to the salty Brussel sprouts.  The perfect balance of spice/heat, sweet, and salt.   I couldn't have been happier eating and can't wait to make it again... 
     
     
    
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
1 Comments:
This sounds wonderful! I'm making my roast slightly different (flavors) but I love your idea of roasting and then mashing the butternut squash. I've never roasted either -- any idea how long you roasted each? Thanks G4R
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