Butter Turkey Tenderloin – Pan Seared Oven Roasted with Gravy

Moist and tender. Pan seared and basted with butter, and you have some serious taste.


There seem to be very few instructions for cooking these things. They have no skin and are a triangular piece of breast meat. From the processor, they already have a brine injected so no brining here. I wanted a buttery taste and gravy (the nectar of the gods.). I started with a light salt and peppering (is that a word?), pan seared in some butter and finished in the over with more butter during the roasting.

Rating

A solid 4. Close to a 5 with the gravy but I have a hard time giving that rating to meat that was pre-injected.

Notes: See my post on how to make gravy if you need instructions on that.

Preheat oven to 375 convection. Trim, and pat dry the turkey tenderloin. I did two for leftover reasons. Great on a salad.

Melt 1 T butter in an oven-proof pan over medium-high heat. Lightly salt and pepper the tenderloin.

Sear the tenderloin. Start with good side up. 3 minutes. Flip. 3 minutes.  Microwave 2 T butter in a microwave on high for about 20 sec. to melt.

Bush with butter and place in oven.

After about 10 minutes, baste again with butter.

Bake until the temp of 165. About 22 minutes total oven time. Remove from pan and tent with foil on a plate while making gravy.

I wanted gravy, so I added some extra turkey stock to the pan ( here a couple of cups). Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil.

Thicken with a mixture of flour and cold water. Here about 1/4 cup flour and 1/2 cup water in a Tupperware shaker or whisk togeather. Add slowly while whisking continuously. It will thicken in a few minutes. See my post on making gravy at https://www.101cookingfortwo.com/2011/02/how-to-make-gravy-101.html.

Butter Turkey Tenderloin – Pan Seared Oven Roasted with Gravy

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Moist and tender. Pan seared and basted with butter, and you have some serious taste.

• CourseMain Course
• CuisineAmerican

Servings	Prep Time
6 servings	5 minutes

Cook Time

38 minutes

Servings Prep Time 6 servings 5 minutes

Cook Time 38 minutes

Butter Turkey Tenderloin – Pan Seared Oven Roasted with Gravy Votes: 8 Rating: 3.5 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe Moist and tender. Pan seared and basted with butter, and you have some serious taste. CourseMain Course CuisineAmerican Servings Prep Time 6 servings 5 minutes Cook Time 38 minutes Servings Prep Time 6 servings 5 minutes Cook Time 38 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pound Turkey tenderloin
• 3 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups chicken stock or turkey stock if you can find it
• 1/4 cup AP flour

Servings: servings

Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 convection. Trim and pat dry the turkey tenderloin. I did two for leftover reasons. Great on a salad.
2. Melt 1 T butter in an oven-proof pan over medium-high heat. Lightly salt and pepper the tenderloin.
3. Sear the tenderloin. Start with good side up. 3 minutes. Flip. 3 minutes. Microwave 2 T butter in a microwave on high for about 20 sec. to melt.
4. Bush with butter and place in oven. After about 10 minutes, baste again with butter.
5. Bake until the temp of 165. About 22 minutes total oven time. Remove from pan and tent with foil on a plate while making gravy.
6. I wanted gravy, so I added some additional turkey stock to the pan ( here a couple of cups). Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil.
7. Thicken with a mixture of flour and cold water. Here about 1/4 cup flour and 1/2 cup water in a Tupperware shaker or whisk togeather. Add slowly while whisking continuously. It will thicken in a few minutes. See my post on making gravy at https://www.101cookingfortwo.com/2011/02/how-to-make-gravy-101.html.

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All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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Last Updated
July 7, 2016