This Restaurant-Worthy Pork Tenderloin Brings the Sauces—One Fruity, One Fresh

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Ingredients (23)

  • 4 cups fresh sweet cherries or thawed frozen cherries (18 ounces; 510 g), pitted
  • 6 tablespoons light brown sugar (2.5 ounces; 70 g)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt use half as much by volume
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) dry red wine (such as Malbec)
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) balsamic vinegar
  • 1 (4-inch) thyme sprig 
  • 1 fresh bay leaf
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt use half as much by volume
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 (1 1/4 pounds; 567 g) trimmed pork tenderloin
  • 2 teaspoons neutral oil such as canola oil
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup packed arugula (1 ounce; 28 g)
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves (1/8 ounce; 3.5 g)
  • 2 tablespoons (2/3 ounce; 18 g) lightly toasted pistachios
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
  • 1 medium clove garlic
  • 3 ice cubes (2 1/4 ounces; 64 g total)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt use half as much by volume
  • 1/4 teaspoon frehsly ground black pepper

Directions

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