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Pork Tenderloin with Orange, Onions and Garlic

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I still had a pork loin in my fridge. I didn't want make it into one of the standard recipes. Somewhere on the internet was pork loing with orange and garlic. Ok, I can do something with that. 1 pork tenderloin cut into 2 pieces fresh squeezed orange juice of 2 oranges 5 oz of white wine (use something you would drink with a weekday dinner) Cajun seasoning l large onion coarsly chopped 1/8 tsp of thyme 1/8 tsp of tropical pepper 1 large or 2 medium cloves of garlic minced 2 bay leafs Olive oil Pad dry the pork tender loings. Season it from the outside generously with Cajun seasoning. In a dutch oven, heat up the olive oil and sear the meat from all sides. Remove pork from the pot and set aside. Add the onion and the garlic. Let them get translucent. Deglaze with the white wine and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Add the pork back and all the spices and the orange juice. It should be enough liquid for simmering for 40 minutes. If not, add the juice of  one more orange. After the 40 min