Ingredients

  • Spicy Sauce
  • 15 dried arbol chiles
  • 1 tablespoon/ 15 ml red wine vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • Sweet Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon/ 15 ml red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon/ 5 ml sugar
  • 12 Italian tomatoes, blanched and peeled
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • Pork Tenderloin
  • 1 pound/ 450 g pork tenderloin
  • 1 tablespoon/ 15 ml smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon/ 15 ml sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon/ 5 ml cayenne
  • 2 tablespoons/ 30 ml canola oil
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • Garnish
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 crusty rolls or 1 baguette, cut into 4 pieces
  • squeeze lime juice

Method

  • For the spicy sauce:
  • Cook the chiles in boiling water until tender, about 20 minutes. Put in the blender with a little of the cooking water and the vinegar and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
  • For the sweet sauce:
  • Using a blender, blend the vinegar, sugar, tomatoes and garlic. Pour into a saucepan and cook until thick, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • For the pork tenderloin:
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees Celsius Place the pork in a bowl, add the paprikas and cayenne and mix well.
  • Heat the oil in a pan over high heat. Add the pork and fry until golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Put the pan in the oven until a meat thermometer inserted in the center of the tenderloin reads 122 degrees F/50 degrees C for medium, about 15 minutes. Place the pork on a plate and cover with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 minutes and slice.
  • Place the meat and onions on the rolls. Dip the sandwiches in the spicy sauce and add a ladle of the sweet sauce. Squeeze some lime juice over top.