This Tangy Pork Tenderloin has a bit of Tex-Mex going on and is a cinch to make. After the marinade time, it is ready in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Pork Tenderloin: The pork tenderloin is what makes this cook up so quickly. You could use the marinade on other cuts of pork, but you would need to adjust the cooking time. As written, the recipe serves 4, but you could easily double the quantities to feed more.
Marinade: The marinade uses simple ingredients with cumin and chile powder providing the Tex Mex flavour. If you don't have these spices on hand, you could substitute a packet of Fajita spice.
How To Make It
- You need to marinate the pork tenderloin for at least one hour, so plan ahead. Marinating pork is very forgiving, though, so you could marinate it overnight or throughout the day if you wanted to.
- Then you cook it in a hot oven, let it rest, and serve.
- Cooking time will depend on the size of your tenderloin. A small thin one will probably cook in about 25 minutes, and a fatter, bigger one could take 35 minutes. It is best to test with a meat thermometer. You are looking for 160 degrees.
It makes lots of sauce so you could serve it with mashed potatoes to help soak up some of the tangy sauce. It goes great with these Molasses Baked Beans too!
Wine Pairing
I would recommend a medium to full-bodied, low-tannin wine, such as a Merlot, a GSM blend or a Barbera. Look full-bodied and smooth descriptors. Too much tannin will clash with the spices here, especially if you enhance it with more hot sauce.
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- 1 pork tenderloin
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsps cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon ketchup or tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients and pour over the tenderloin. Marinate in the fridge for one hour (or up to 8 hours).
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake tenderloin in the marinade until it reaches 160 degrees or pinkness is gone from the center. This could be 25 -35 minutes depending on the size of you tenderloin.
- When done, remove from oven and cover loosely with foil. Let tenderloin rest 5 minutes.
- Slice and serve with additional sauce on the side.
Notes
- You can easily use 2 tenderloins and double the marinade.
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