Instant Pot Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

Quick and easy recipe! Used 2lb of pork tenderloin and (1/2 cup chicken broth, ½ cup balsamic vinegar, 4 tablespoons honey, and 2.5 tablespoons corn starch).

Here is what I did:

1.      Seasoned pork with salt, pepper, and garlic salt.

2.      Sauteed the pork

3.      Mix the sauce together and put it in the instant pot. Cook the instant pot for 5 min, and natural release for 6 min.

4.      Took pork out, and thickened sauce with 2.5 tablespoons starch.

Instant Pot Balsamic Pork Tenderloin (~from confessions of a fit foodie)

Ingredients

·        1 (1.5 lb) pork tenderloin (2 lb)

·        2 tsp olive oil

·        1/3 cup of chicken broth or stock (1/2 cup chicken broth)

·        1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar (1/2 cup balsamic vinegar)

·        1 T honey or maple syrup (4 tablespoons honey)

·        salt and pepper

·        1 T rice or arrowroot flour (can sub thickener of choice) (2.5 tablespoons corn starch)

·        Optional: 2 cups of baby carrots and 2 cups of cubed red potatoes

Instructions

1.      Set Instant Pot to saute. When it’s displays the word hot, add 2 tsp of olive oil to the bottom of the pan. Saute pork tenderloin on all sides until it gets to a nice golden brown, then sprinkle thoroughly with salt and pepper. **If adding the optional potatoes and carrots, place trivet on top of pork, the add carrots and cubed potatoes to the pot.

2.      Mix broth, balsamic and honey together and pour over pork (and over veggies if using). Place and lock lid on the IP, and set to manual/high pressure for 5 minutes.

3.      When cook time is up, natural pressure release for 6 minutes, then switch to quick release.

4.      Remove pork from Instant Pot and let it rest for at least 3-5 minutes while you make the gravy. Switch pot to saute and stir in thickener. Keep stirring until a gravy forms, seasoning to taste. Remove from heat before gravy gets too thick.

5.      Pour gravy over pork, slice and serve!