Pork Tenderloin with Baked Apples

For 12 servings, Pork Tenderloin with Baked Apples keeps the list centered on pork tenderloin, salt and garlic salt. Set aside about a straightforward cook.

• Yield 12 servings

Ingredients

• 5 pounds pork tenderloin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/8 teaspoon seasoning salt
• Dash black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 cup water
• 4 large Granny Smith apples (sliced)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter (melted)

Instructions

1. Place pork in roasting pan. Make seasoning by mixing together salt, garlic salt, seasoning salt, pepper and rosemary. Lightly sprinkle seasoning mixture over pork. Cook in preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until brown, then add 1 cup water. Cover with foil and cook for another 1 1/2 hours at 225 degrees. Pull out of oven and let sit about 10 minutes before slicing (I let mine sit covered in foil up to 30 minutes while I pulled dinner together and it was still nice and hot).
2. To make gravy, drain meat juices into pot. In a bowl, mix together 1/2 cup water and cornstarch until smooth. Slowly add to pork juices, stirring constantly over medium-low heat. To thicken gravy, add more cornstarch mixture until gravy reaches desired consistency. (The gravy was my one problem – I didn’t have enough pan juices to make enough gravy so I had to improvise and use some packaged gravy mix. Added to the pan juices it turned out quite good.)
3. To make baked apples, lay apple slices on greased sheet pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar first, then dribble with melted butter. Cook in preheated oven at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes or until brown.
4. Serve pork slices with baked apples and gravy. Makes 12 servings.

Give it a minute off the heat, then serve it while it is still hot.