Coffee-and-Fennel-Crusted Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Name: Coffee-and-Fennel-Crusted Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 2 pounds, pork tenderloins (2 loins, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds total); 2 teaspoons, fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon, instant espresso powder; 1 teaspoon, black peppercorns, cracked; 1 teaspoon, sugar Demerara or turbinado (see note); 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon, kosher salt; 1 tablespoon, cornmeal; 1/2 cup, cornstarch; 2 large, egg whites

Main Courses
Pork
Grilling & Barbecue
Cook's Extras

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2010

We sought to enliven this cut with a spice crust to give this mild tenderloin crunch and flavor.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1 hour

Coffee-and-Fennel-Crusted Grilled Pork Tenderloin

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