Ideas for pork tenderloin?

[piratesmate]

I'm looking for a different way to make a pork tenderloin. I'm not crazy about pork usually. I'm pretty sure it's because of the ways we make it. (plain roast w/potatoes & carrots, with beans - kind of BBQ, with sauerkraut - my favorite but the kids don't care for it)

So please share your ideas for making pork. It's actually cool enough to put the oven on, too!

Thanks!

Deb

 

[Wagamama]

try roasting it with balsamic vinegar and rosemary and thyme. Here's a link to the recipe. Rachael Ray recently made it on 30 minute meals. It looked so....YUMMY!!

http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/recipe/0,6255,21822,00.html

 

[Meriweather]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Grilled Pork with Hot Mustard

Recipe By :Light & Tasty
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Meat

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry red wine or chicken broth
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 pork tenderloin -- (3/4 pound each)
Hot Mustard
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
2 teaspoons sesame seeds -- toasted

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first five ingredients. Add pork. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain and discard marinade.
Grill pork, covered, over indirect medium-hot heat for 12-15 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160º. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
In a small bowl, combine the mustard, honey and horseradish.
Slice pork. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with hot mustard.

 

[Lainy67]

Cook Pork Tenderloin in crock pot for 6 hours or so until if literally falls apart. Remove most of grease. Shred the pork. Add pinto beans, chile powder, etc.... mush together. Cook a little longer and then boom. BURRITO MEAT.

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

All of these sound yummy!

Anyone got any other ideas?

 

[Jenn]

Following a Martha Stewart recipe, I sear it in olive oil and then bake it. Comes out delicious.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Soak it in a marinade. Grill, slice and make into fajitas. My kids love these with green peppers, onions, cheese, salsa. Yum!

 

[Dana49]

I have a recipe that the entire family loves. 24-hours ahead, rinse and dry the pork tenderloin. Sprinkle Emeril's Essence over the entire tenderloin and rub it in. Place the tenderloin in a sealed plastic bag and refrigerate. The next day, bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Delicious.

 

[piratesmate]

Thanks for all the ideas! Now I just have to figure out which to use! I started out thinking that the thing was too big - what should I do with it - and now it doesn't look big enough to try each of these!

Thanks again!

d

 

[disnaholic]

This is a favorite of our family

1 med. to lg. onion
1 tsps. chopped garlic (2-3 cloves) i buy it chopped in jar at store
1 can chicken broth
1 3-4 pound pork roast
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp.oil


Slice onion into rings and place in a slow cooker, sprinkle chopped garlic on top of onion.
Salt and pepper roast and lightly brown in a pan in oil for about 5 minutes turning to brown all sides.

Place roast in slow cooker on top of onion and garlic and pour broth over roast. Place lid on cooker and cook on low for 10 hours or high for 6-7 hours.

I hope you enjoy!

 

[Snowwark]

I love pork tenderloin and cook it often! Here's a tasty recipe for the bbq.

New Light Cooking

Chinese Barbecued Pork Tenderloin

1/4 C hoisin sauce
1 tblsp. sake, scotch or sherry
1 tblsp. grated gingerroot
1/2 tsp. five-spice powder
1/2 tsp. hot chili paste or hot pepper sauce
2 pork tenderloin (about 12 oz each)

In small bowl, combine hoisin sauce, sake, ginger, 5-spice powder and hot chili past, mixing well. Spread evenly over pork; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Place on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook, brushing occasionally with any remaining marinade, for 15 - 20 minutes or until just a hint of pink remains in center. Transfer to cutting board; tent with foil and let stand for 5 minutes. Slice diagonally into 1/4" thick slices. Makes 6 servings.

Make ahead: Through step 1, cover, and refrigerate for up to 1 day.

 

[MosMom]

This is how I do them...

I rub them in olive oil then I make little slits around the tenderloin and put a clove of garlic in each slit. I season it lightly with salt and pepper then wrap it in aluminum foil and broil it. It is simple but quite yummy.

 

[ellyn2000]

I brown it well in a large dutch oven and then add about a cup or so of water to the bottom of the pan and sprinkle a packet of Lipton's Onion Soup mix (dry) on top of the pork and into the water. Cover the top of the pork with sliced onions. Simmer on very low heat for 2 or more hours. It's really tasty and I thicken the broth in the pan for gravy. Add more water if needed during cooking.

 

[RUDisney]

Slice it into thin medallions. You can sprinkle lemon pepper on them and grill them, or my favorite thing is to marinate the medallions for about 10 minutes in a plastic baggie with 1/3 cup of teriyaki sauce and a capful of scotch or whiskey. When you're ready, toss them on the grill until they are done. OMG, yummy!

 

[cathyz]

I found this GREAT marinade - Consorzio. It comes in many flavors: Teriyaki, Garlic Balsamic, Lemon Pepper, Southwestern. You only need to marinate for 10 mins.; it really works!

I marinate in a plastic ziploc. Then, I sear the pork and pop it in a 350 deg. oven, covered and with some more marinade, for 15-20 mins.

Sometimes I even heat up a little of the sauce to use as dip.

It is ridiculously easy. And, my DH (who will not eat packaged foods) really loves it.

 

[RUDisney]

CathyZ, I had to laugh at the no prepackaged foods line. A friend of mine told me that whenever she made her special casserole, her husband would go nuts for it. He also refused to eat any processed foods. One day, he asked her how she made that dinner so good. She finally confessed to him that it was Hamburger Helper. Since then, she's the Queen of the Kitchen and he doesn't complain about how the food gets on the table. He just knows that it will be good.