Sweet & Smoky Pork Filet
with Chili Roasted Carrots, Mashed Potatoes & Cherry Sauce
- Milk
If you’re craving something that’s good and hearty, this recipe has got you covered. Pork filet is rubbed with cinnamon and smoked paprika, which brings a layer of warm aromatics to the meat. It’s then roasted and drizzled in a cherry jam sauce that adds sweetness to all that savory. The mashed potatoes on the side stay creamy and classic, but there are also tender roasted carrots with a sprinkle of chili flakes for a pop of heat.
Ingredients
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
12 ounce
Carrots
12 ounce
Potatoes
10 ounce
Pork Filet
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
2 unit
Cherry Jam
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Cinnamon
1 teaspoon
Smoked Paprika
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Peel and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch pieces.
• Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces; place in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. • Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. • Keep covered off heat until ready to mash.
• Meanwhile, toss carrots on one side of a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, spread across entire sheet.) • Roast on middle rack for 5 minutes (you’ll add more to the sheet then).
• Pat pork* dry with paper towels. Rub with a large drizzle of olive oil; season generously all over with salt and pepper. • In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine paprika and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1¾ tsp spice mixture (3½ tsp for 4 servings) over pork; rub to coat. (Reserve remaining spice mixture in bowl for the next step.) • Once carrots have roasted for 5 minutes, remove sheet from oven. Carefully place pork on empty side of sheet. (For 4, leave carrots roasting; add pork to a second sheet and roast on top rack.) • Roast until pork is cooked through and carrots are browned and tender, 18-20 minutes more. Transfer pork to a cutting board to rest.
• While pork roasts, add jam and 1 tsp vinegar (1½ tsp for 4 servings) to bowl with reserved spice mixture; stir to combine. (Be sure to measure the vinegar—we sent more!) Microwave until warm, 30-60 seconds. • Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mash drained potatoes with sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. • Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice pork crosswise. • Toss carrots with a pinch of chili flakes to taste. • Divide pork, mashed potatoes, and carrots between plates. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The cinnamon-paprika rub and cherry sauce are a surprisingly delicious pairing; many loved the combination, though a significant number found the cinnamon overpowering — consider using less if you prefer a subtler flavor.
- Ease of prep: The recipe is straightforward and mostly oven-based, making it a relatively hands-off dinner with simple steps.
- Suggestions: Use less cinnamon in the rub if the warming-spice flavor feels too strong; add an extra tablespoon of butter to the mashed potatoes for richer flavor. Some found the sauce turned thick or gummy — thin it with a little water if needed, and be careful not to overheat it.
- Leftovers: The pork reheats well, and the cherry sauce keeps nicely for drizzling over other meats.
- Carrots: Slice carrots thicker to avoid burning, and watch the oven closely as they can overcook before the pork is done.
Reviews from our home cooks
One of my favorites so far. Pork filet was melt-in-your-mouth tender and the cinnamon cherry sauce was a PERFECT match! Roasted carrots and mashed potatoes went well with the meat! Looking forward to ordering this again!
Sweet Smokey Pork Filet is now on our favorites list. The pork was tender and the sauce was fantastic. Really enjoyed it with the mashed pies and carrots. Every thing was so easy to prepare. Will definitely order this again.
Fantastic flavor. Simple to make. The pork was tender and cooked perfectly. Instructions are great! Loved the spice of the carrots with the spice and sweet of the cherry sauce on the pork. All of the flavors went well with each other.
The cherry sauce was phenomenal and the cook for the filet was so easy. I think I forgot to put one of the ingredients on it though but that's more of a user error. My mom even liked it and she's super picky. She just wishes there were more carrots and less potatoes
The mashed potatoes lack in flavor compared to the rich tastes of the seasoned carrots and the pork with cherry sauce. It is one of my favorite styles of pork filet as the flavors work really well together!
LOVE the flavors in the sauce: cinnamon, paprika & cherry complement each other well. Nice sweet & spicy combo. PACKAGING NOTE: I have noticed whenever carrots are shipped loose in the paper bag, they tend to age much faster than when packaged in plastic. Also, we only received 8 oz of carrots instead of the 12 the recipe called for - however, we received 14 oz of carrots the following week instead of 12, so we split them between the 2 meals.
One of the best yet, honestly. The seasoning on the pork was perfect, the sauce was incredible, and the touch of heat from the chili flakes (added some to the pork) was just, *chef's kiss*. Two things could have made it better: roasted broccoli instead of carrots (meh), and then just...more! We would eat so much of this
I loved the flavors in this dish! I will say, I don't like the texture of cooked carrots, so I didn't roast mine, but I followed the rest of the directions. The meat was tender & between the seasonings & the delicious sauce, the flavor paring was perfect! The mashed potatoes were delicious as well. Great meal!
The cherry cinnamon sauce is perfect either way the pork. And where do you find such beautiful carrots. They are much thicker than any I have seen at the grocery. And yet they are sweet and tender. A real treat!
Great pan sauce for the pork filet. I'd prefer wild rice (or white/jasmine rice even) over potatoes with this meal. I also opted for green vegetable over the carrots while have been over-represented in my choices recently. I like the option for a no-cost swap of vegetables that's been available recently.
