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HONEY THYME PORK TENDERLOIN & CARROTS
1 tablespoon avocado oil
2-3 pounds pork tenderloin
1 clove garlic, minced
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper
1 tablespoon FRESH lemon thyme
2 tablespoons QUALITY honey
1/2-3/4 cup homemade chicken bone broth
1+1+1 tablespoons butter
4-6 LARGE carrots, rustic cut

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter and coat carrot pieces.
• Arrange carrots on a sheet pan, generously seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Roast carrots 20 minutes until crisp tender.
• Pat pork dry and generously season with FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper.
• Heat oil and 1 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium high heat.
• Add pork brown all over 6-8 minutes. DO NOT CLEAN OUT SKILLET!
  
• Move carrots to one side of pan and add pork tenderloin to sheet pan.
• Roast another 8-12 minutes until pork is cooked through.
• While pork is roasting make the sauce. Using the skillet remains heat and add the garlic and thyme.
• Whisk together the honey and chicken stock.
• Add to skillet, simmering 3-4 minutes and scraping up any bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• Whisk in butter and season to taste with FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper.
• If sauce is too thick add a splash or two more of chicken stock or water.
• Let pork rest 2-3 minutes before slicing.