2 tasty ways to prepare a pork tenderloin

I have struggle quite some time to get an amazing piece of pork. Hello moist, perfectly cooked and tender slice of tenderloin in my plate!  For quite some time, I have been looking for this piece of meat cooked the way I wanted.

I have tried to marinade my pork with so many ingredients to give flavour and then cooked it on the barbecue, on the pan, in an oven dish covered and uncovered and it would often come out a little dry or a little blend.   Disappointment and frustration.   But, cheer up, I have 2 great ways to share with you now, TWO!

Two recipes for you

I have 2 simple and flavourful recipes for your pork tenderloin.   One post, 2 recipes.  One option involves leaving the piece of meat in a marinade for a few hours and cooking it on the barbecue while the other one, no marinade and all ingredients in your slow cooker.

Regardless which option you pick, you can relax and enjoy the smell. There are recipes like that are just easy and simple and you can sit back and take it easy.

To get to a recipe that satisfies you, you often have to go through a few trials and errors.  Or if you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw my attempt at gnocchis...

It was a no go.  Mushy, no taste, no flavour, too thick.  You won't get a recipe right away, this one needs quite a few tests.  Hopefully, it won't be as disastrous of that one.  Throwing in the garbage is sad.  At least, I prefer when my attempts are not that great but edible, I don't like waste.

Do you get those weird results with recipe trials?  My poor kiddies and El Cubano, they are so patient with me.   In the other hand, when it's a success, they are thrilled!  It's a win-win that blogging thing, right? That wouldn't be fun otherwise.

Sometime, I get offended when it's not that great and El Cubano tells me... I know, I shouldn't.   Especially that I asked him to be honest in his feedback.  C'mon, you know what I mean, it's frustrating to put so much work and love into something that doesn't end up being delicious.

Anyway, these tenderloins were amazing, I'm sharing my secrets with you.  :)

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2 great recipes for tender and moist tenderloins.

2 great recipes for tender and moist tenderloins: one with the slow cooker, one in the oven

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time4 hours hrs

4 hours hrs

Total Time8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, canadian, european

Servings: 12 portions

Calories: 166kcal

Author: Mélanie

Ingredients

Pork tenderloin and 4 ingredient marinade

• ▢ ¼ cup lime juice one lemon for me
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ cup olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence
• ▢ 600 g pork tenderloin

Pork tenderloin in the slow cooker

• ▢ 600 g pork tenderloin
• ▢ 1 green onion, scallion
• ▢ 4 cup vegetable stock
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon crushed garlic 2 garlic cloves

Instructions

Pork tenderloin and 4 ingredient marinade

• In a dish, place all the ingredients and mix them well.
• Place the pork in the dish and rub the marinade all over.
• Let it sit 3-4 hours.
• Cook on at medium heat on the barbecue, 10 minutes each side or until it is fully cooked (cut if needed to check)
• With a spoon, pour some of the marinade during the cooking. Half of the marinade on each side of the pork. Most moisture!

Pork Tenderloin in the slow cooker

• Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker.
• Cook 4 hours on low heat.
• Cut a slice if needed to check that it is cooked to your liking.

Notes

Cold pork tenderloin make great leftover for the school lunches and sandwiches.

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Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 753mg | Potassium: 403mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg

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