Best Pork Tenderloin Churrasco Recipes

Pork Tenderloin Churrasco image

Provided by Douglas Rodriguez

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons hot smoked Spanish paprika (Pimentón de la Vera)*
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon (packed) minced fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 1-pound pork tenderloins, trimmed of fat and silver skin membrane
Aji Amarillo-Pineapple Salsa

Steps:

Combine oil and paprika in heavy small saucepan. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes to infuse oil, whisking occasionally. Cool to room temperature.
Pour oil mixture into blender. Add garlic, thyme leaves, rosemary, salt, and pepper; blend marinade until herbs are finely chopped.
Cut each pork tenderloin lengthwise into 4 strips. Place each strip between sheets of waxed paper and pound to 1/3-inch thickness. Arrange pork strips in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade over and turn to coat pork evenly. Cover and chill at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Scrape off most of marinade from pork strips. Grill pork until just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
Arrange 2 pork strips on each of 4 plates. Spoon pineapple salsa atop pork.
*Available from Tienda.com (888-472-1022; tienda.com).

Pork Tenderloin Churrasco image

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories Pork

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 c vegetable oil
2 Tbsp hot smoked spanish paprika (pimenton de la vera)
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tsp minced fresh rosemary, packed
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 lb pork tenderloins, trimmed

Steps:

1. Combine oil and paprika in heavy small saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes to infuse oil, whisking occasionally. Cool to room temperature.
3. Pour oil mixture into blender. Add garlic, thyme leaves, rosemary, salt, and pepper; blend marinade until herbs are finely chopped.
4. Cut each pork tenderloin lengthwise into 4 strips. Place each strip between sheets of waxed paper and pound to 1/3-inch thickness.
5. Arrange pork strips in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
6. Pour marinade over and turn to coat pork evenly. Cover and chill at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
7. Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Scrape off most of marinade from pork strips. Grill pork until just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
8. Arrange 2 pork strips on each of 4 plates.
9. Serve with pineapple salsa atop pork.