- Season/coat with Grandpa’s Thunder Powder or Grandpa’s Dry Rub depending on how spicy you want your coating.
- All cases – Remove silverskin – tie up ends or loose pieces.
- Buy only those sealed in a CRYOBAG, which will allow it to live (refrigerated) for up to two weeks.
- DO NOT BUY Enhanced Pork – packed in a speckled solution with injected liquid.
- This is a very lean piece of meat. Cook it over high heat and very quickly.
- Frequently a dry rub right before cooking.
- Alternately, a marinade of lime juice and zest, honey, salt and garlic for 16 hours
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Basic Tenderloin
Ingredients
Pork tenderloin
1 T basil
2 T oil
2 T apple cider vinegar
2 T unsulfured molasses
1 T Dijon mustard
2 bay leaves
Instructions
1. Mix basil, oil, vinegar and marinate pork tenderloin for about 1 hour.
2. Sear in hot pan 90 seconds per side, and put aside.
3. Cook in oven 20 min @ 325 deg.
4. Alternately, continue to rotate 90 degrees (recooking some sides) for a total of 12 minutes. No need to finish in the oven.
Wrap in foil, then let rest for 10 minutes
Serve w/ cornsalad
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Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
Pork tenderloin
1 tsp olive oil
¼ cu whole grain mustard
2 tbl Dijon mustard
2 tbl sour cream
red wine
Instructions
1. Skim off outside fat layer, season w/ 1 tsp olive oil. Put into hot skillet, sauté 5-10 minutes (turn occasionally).
2. Cook 20-25 min on top of stove 150° internal temp. Out to rest 10 minutes.
3. In same pan as fond, add ¼ cu whole grain mustard, 2 tbl Dijon mustard.
4. Mix and heat 2 tbl sour cream, whisk and blend, thin with red wine. Cook to meld then drizzle ove tenderloin.
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Greens Loin
Ingredients
1 or 2 pork tenderloins
Misc green seasonings
Marinade of your choice
Instructions
1. Marinate pork loin at least 3 hours
2. Roll in seasonings
3. Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes
4. Let rest for 10 minutes prior to slicing
Optional Marinade:
1/4 CU olive oil
1/2 diced onion
1 tsp dried mustard
1 TBL oregano or basil
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Basic Tenderloin
Ingredients
2 tbl basil
2 tb; oil
2 tbl balsamic vinegar
Instructions
1. Trim pork tenderloin and marinate in (2 tbl basil, 2 tbl oil, 2 tbl balsamic vinegar).
2. Sear in hot pan 3-5 min. per side.
3. Cook in oven 20 min @ 325°
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Basil Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
1 pork tenderloin (multiply ingredients for more tenderloins)
1 TBL basil (minced)
1 TBL olive oil
2 TBL balsamic vinegar
Instructions
1. Mix together basil, olive oil and vinegar in a plastic bag
2. Put tenderloin into bag, completely covering
3. Agitate about every 15 minutes
4. After 1-2 hours, sear in hot pan 3-5 minutes
5. Plate with lime slices, and serve with Bacon Corn Relish (see recipe)
