Best East Meets West Pork Tenderloin Recipes

JUICIEST BAKED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Dry the pork tenderloins well with paper towels.
• Mix the paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Rub this spice mix over all sides of the pork.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the pork, working in 2 batches if your pan is not big enough to fit both tenderloins without them touching. Sear the pork on all sides until it is brown, about 6 minutes total. Take the pan off the heat.
• Move the pork to a baking dish. If the spices left in the pan are black, wipe them away with a paper towel. Return the pan to the heat and add the beef broth. Scrape the bottom of the pan to remove any stuck-on bits then boil for 1 minute until it reduces to about ¼ cup. Pour this sauce over the pork.
• Pour the apple cider vinegar over the pork then dot the top with the butter. Cover the baking dish with foil.
• Bake the pork for 20-25 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees. Let the pork rest for 5 minutes before slicing into 1/4 inch thick rounds. Serve with a little minced parsley, for color.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH SEASONED RUB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• In separate bowl mix dry ingredients such as garlic powder, oregano, cumin, coriander, thyme and salt. Stir mixture with a fork until all the ingredients are well combined and they form a seasoning. This will be used as a rub to ensure the pork is well seasoned throughout. Sprinkle the rub over the tenderloin with a dry hand, then rub the pork with the seasoning over both sides of the meat, pressing gently so the seasoning adheres well to the tenderloin.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and heat. Add the minced garlic and saute, stirring, for 1 minute. Put tenderloin in the pan and cook for about 10 minutes, searing each side using tongs to turn the meat. Transfer meat to a roasting pan and bake for 20 minutes. Slice and serve.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH EAST-WEST BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: in a saucepan over medium heat, warm the oil.
• Add in the onion; cook until the onion begins to brown, 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add in the remaining sauce ingredients; simmer 5-10 minutes; remove from the heat.
• Let the tenderloins stand at room temperature for 20-30 minutes before grilling.
• Trim any excess fat or silver skin from the tenderloins; coat them evenly with the sesame oil.
• Season generously with salt and pepper; grill over direct medium heat until well marked on two sides, about 5 minutes, turning once.
• Using a brush, cover the tenderloins with a thin coating of the sauce and continue to grill until the pork is barely pink in the center, 10-15 minutes, turning and basting with the remaining sauce every 5 minutes.
• Let rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing on the bias; serve warm.

MEDITERRANEAN PORK AND ORZO

Steps:

• Rub pork with pepper; cut into 1-in. cubes. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add pork; cook and stir until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Stir in orzo and salt; cook, uncovered, 8 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until orzo is tender and spinach is wilted, 45-60 seconds longer. Drain., Add tomatoes to pork; heat through. Stir in orzo mixture and cheese.

EAST MEETS WEST PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450* Line roasting pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. In small bowl, stir together maple syrup, hoisin sauce, and sesame oil. Set aside. Rub each port enderloin with cut side on garlic. spread onion slices and garlic in center of roasting pan. Place port tenderloins, side by side but not touching on onion mixture. Spinkle pork lightly with salt and black pepper. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375*. Spoon maple syrup mixture over pork, covering it evenly. Bake 20-25 minutes longer, basting once, until internal temmperature measures 160* on instant read thermometer. Let pork rest 10 minutes. Slice and serve with onion mixture.

HOISIN-MAPLE PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, stir together maple syrup, hoisin sauce and sesame oil.
• Set aside.
• Rub each pork tenderloin with cut side of garlic slice.
• Spread onion slices and garlic in center of roasting pan.
• Place tenderloins, side by side but not touching, on onion mixture.
• Sprinkle pork lightly with salt and black pepper.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375°.
• Spoon maple syrup mixture over pork, covering it evenly.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer, basting once.
• Outside of meat should be well-browned.
• Let pork rest 10 minutes.
• Slice and serve with the onion mixture.