Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin

I'm always in the search for a new pork tenderloin recipe. This offering is an oven based recipe that is moist and tender with a nice taste.

I do a lot of pork and tenderloin is a favorite. I just wanted something different. I used the rub from a Food Network recipe.  A 5 star rated recipe so I want for it.

Rating

It was good... the but is...  the garlic as used imparted very little garlic flavor. To the point my wife wanted to know why I didn't use any garlic. This got it the 3 and not a 4.

Notes: I used my standard pan sear oven roasted cooking technique for pork tenderloins. It was only a  slight departure from the Food Network method.



Start by preheating oven to 400 degrees convection. Trim a pork tenderloin and remove any silverskin. Mix the spices: 1 teaspoon each of garlic powder, oregano, cumin, coriander and thyme.

Rub the spice mixture into the pork tenderloin.

In an oven safe pan (cast iron is great here), heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. When hot, add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the tenderloin and sear each side for about 2 minutes. There meat is triangular so that is 3 sides.

Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until internal temp of 155. About 20 minutes. Remove and move to serving plate. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin

by DrDan at 101 Cooking for Two April-14-2012

A Food Network 5-star recipe that has a nice taste and is a simple weeknight dish.

Ingredients

• 1 pork tenderloin trimmed
• 1 t garlic powder
• 1 t oregano
• 1 t cumin
• 1 t coriander
• 1 t thyme
• 1 T oil

Instructions

1) Start by preheating oven to 400 degrees convection. Trim a pork tenderloin and remove any silverskin. Mix the spices: 1 teaspoon each of garlic powder, oregano, cumin, coriander and thyme.2) Rub the spice mixture into the pork tenderloin.3) In an oven safe pan (cast iron is great here), heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. When hot, add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the tenderloin and sear each side for about 2 minutes. There meat is triangular so that is 3 sides. 4) Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until internal temp of 155. About 20 minutes. Remove and move to serving plate. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Details

Prep time: 4 mins Cook time: 26 mins Total time: 30 mins Yield: 4 servings

Updated

April 14 2012

DrDan