Garlic-Roasted Pork With Tarragon Sauce

This is a super simple pork recipe that is totally delicious and it is also healthy and low in carb's too. I served ours with french fries because I knew my son would prefer that, but just serving as is with some vegetables for a lower carb version. I use greek yogurt for the sauce and like to add some garlic liquid seasoning to it for added zing. The combination of the garlic pork with the tarragon sauce is really tasty and I know for us we really enjoy it and it is also a no fuss meal to make for me. If you would like to see more photos of this recipe or read more reviews please click here.

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Ingredients

500g Pork tenderloin
3 Garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
Salt and Pepper to season
Paprika
1/2 Cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 Teaspoons dried tarragon leaves (I used 2 tablespoons of fresh my preference)
2 Teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Method

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Place pork on a baking sheet. Cut 1/2-inch slits in pork and place garlic slices in each slit I do 2 to each slit.

3. Season with salt, pepper and paprika.

4. Bake 22-24 minutes or until just barely pink in the center.

5. When pork is cooked, place on cutting board and let stand 3 minutes before thinly slicing on the diagonal.

6. Just before pork is done, combine remaining ingredients except oil in a small saucepan. Cook 2-3 minutes over medium heat or until just heated through. Do not bring mixture to a boil.

7. Remove from heat, stir in oil. ( I used some of the pan drippings for this instead for added flavour.

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Chocolate Cake Express

This is the easiest chocolate cake I have ever made I am not the craziest about baking as it is something I have never really enjoyed doing but this was fantastic. I did ice mine with frosting and I then sprinkled coconut flakes over instead of icing sugar. I have saved this one, as my family loved it and I do not mind making this regularly because it is not time consuming at all. If you would like to view the original recipe please click here.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups unsifted flour
1 Cup granulated sugar
1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon vanilla essence
1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 Cup sunflower oil
1 Cup water
1 Tablespoon icing sugar (I didn't bother with this as I iced mine with chocolate frosting)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375°F.

2. Grease and flour a 20 cm cake tin.

3. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

4. Make a well in the centre of the mixture, and add the vanilla essence, vinegar and oil, then gradually stir in the water.

5. Continue stirring until thoroughly blended, but do not over-mix.

6. Pour all of the batter into the cake tin, and bake, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake, comes out clean.

7. Do not over bake, the secret to this cake is its moistness.

8. Cool in the in on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then transfer the cake from the tin to the rack, to cool completely.

I iced mine with frosting and sprinkled coconut over the top.

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