SMOKY PAPRIKA PORK

Smoky Paprika Pork image

Provided by PetsRus

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin (approx)
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika, your own choice,sweet,hot or smoked
1 teaspoon grated lemons, zest of or 1 teaspoon lime zest (optional)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 -2 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
lemon slice, to serve

Steps:

Mix all the spices with the olive oil, you should get a thick paste.
Rub this on the pork, put the pork in a plastic bag and marinate in the fridge, minimal 4 hours but preferably overnight.
To be on the safe side, put the pork in the bag in a dish, once my bag leaked and the fridge was orange!
Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before cooking, there will be juices now in the bag, you can use them for basting if you want.
Heat up a grill pan, no oil, and fry 7 to 8 minutes on each side, longer if you want the pork more well done, it will also depend on the thickness of the pork.
Cut in diagonal slices and serve with the lemon.
This also very nice done on the barbeque.
You can cut down on the cooking time by cutting the meat in slices before cooking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.2, Fat 11.4, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 110.7, Sodium 672.1, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 0.3, Protein 35.6