Roasted Pork Loin with Poached Plums

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Ingredients in this Recipe

1 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup plus 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar, divided
2 1 1/4 pound pork tenderloins
2 cups low salt chicken broth
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons chopped shallot
2 whole anise" itemprop="name">star anise*
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
5 fresh thyme sprigs plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped thyme, divided
6 sweet firm red or black plums (such as Burgundies, Satsumas, or El Dorados; about 2 pounds), quartered, pitted
Chopped fresh chives
cinnamon stick

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