• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Midnight Baker

Easy to make main meal and dessert recipes.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Text Index
  • Subscribe
  • Recipe Box
  • About Me
    • Media/PR
    • Cookbooks
      • The Classic Slow Cooker
      • The Cupboard To Table Cookbook
    • Contact
    • Privacy
Home » Pork » Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Marinated Pork Tenderloin

September 9, 2020 by Judith Hannemann

Pin
Share
Tweet
Share

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

This pork tenderloin is very easy to make. It melts in your mouth and has a wonderful garlicky flavor.

Easy to make pork tenderloin with a wonderful garlic flavor

Juicy Pork Tenderloin

Pork tenderloin is one of my favorite cuts of pork since there’s so much you can do with it.

It can be either elegant like this stuffed and rolled one or every day and that makes it very versatile too. It’s for that reason that I always have at least one–but more often two–in my freezer at any one time.

I’ve done this tenderloin with a slightly Asian flavor because that’s one flavor of marinade that I am particularly fond of and it’s also a perennial favorite with most folks.

Easy to make pork tenderloin with a wonderful garlic flavor

Prepping The Meat

Pork tenderloin comes in two pieces.

When you begin marinating it, leave it in the two separate pieces so the flavor can distribute evenly. After the marinating time is up, you tie the two pieces together so it resembles a roast. You’ll need some butcher’s twine–that’s the same string you truss chickens with, but any cotton heavy-duty string will do. My mom used to save the string they’d tie boxes with at the bakery for this purpose–she saved aluminum foil too but that’s another issue.

Tying the tenderloin up in roast form makes it so much easier to slice and the pieces will fuse together whilst cooking.

Easy to make pork tenderloin with a wonderful garlic flavor

Mushrooms Or Not

This is an excellent way to use up any small amounts of fresh mushrooms you may have left over. I had about a cup of cremini mushrooms that I wanted to use so they ended up in this.

All you have to do is when the roast is done, set it on a plate and tent it to rest then in the same pan. toss in the mushrooms. Make sure to turn up the oven to 425F/220C and roast for 10-15 minutes. I think it makes a nice addition, but if you can’t stand mushrooms or don’t have any, they’re not a necessary part of the recipe.

The Recipe

 

Easy to make pork tenderloin with a wonderful garlic flavor
Print Recipe Add to Recipe Box Go to Collections Pin Recipe

Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Easy and delicious
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Marinate8 hrs
Course: Dinner, Main, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: marinades for pork, pork tenderloin recipes, preparing a pork tenderloin
Servings: 6
Calories: 262kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb pork tenderloin
  • Olive oil for drizzling

Marinade:

  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 4 tbs olive oil
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 2 tbs honey
  • 1 tbs rice vinegar
  • 6 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 2 green onions chopped
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Mix all the marinade ingredients together and pour in a large zipper freezer bag; place tenderloin in the bag, seal and marinate in the fridge overnight.
  • Drain and discard marinade. Tie the 2 pieces of the tenderloin together with butcher twine or food-safe string to hold it together.
  • Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Spray a large baking dish (13x9-inch is good) with non-stick spray or line with parchment. Place in the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 1-1 1/4 hours or until internal temperature is 160F/70C. Remove from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes. Slice in 1-inch/2.5cm slices.
  • Serve with roasted mushrooms if desired (recipe in notes section)

Notes

While meat is resting, turn oven temperature up to 425F/220C and in the same pan you cooked the tenderloin in, add the mushrooms and toss to coat with the dripping. Roast for 10-15 minutes.
If you don't tie up the 2 pieces to form a "log" then reduce cooking time to 40 min (a clarification brought to my attention from a reader)

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 781mg | Potassium: 503mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @midnitebaker or tag #midnitebaker!
Easy to make pork tenderloin with a wonderful garlic flavor
Pin
Share
Tweet
Share

Filed Under: Everyday Meals, Pork Tagged With: garlic, mushrooms, pork tenderloin

You May Also Like

Scallops with roasted garlic cream sauce
Scallops with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
Crab rangoon stuffed mushrooms
Crab Rangoon Stuffed Mushrooms
Jalapeño popper stuffed tenderloin
Jalapeño Popper Stuffed Tenderloin
Previous Post: « Taco Stuffed Tomatoes
Next Post: Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake French Toast »

Reader Interactions

Copyright © Judith Hannemann aka The Midnight Baker 2022. All Rights Reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced without The Midnight Baker's express consent.

Comments

  1. Callen says

    September 16, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    At 375F oven temperature, my 1.5 lb tenderloin was cooked to 160F at only 45 minutes. Sauce at the bottom of the glass cooking dish was burned dry. So either the recipe cooking temperature is too high or the cooking time is too long.

    • Judith Hanneman says

      September 16, 2020 at 1:11 pm

      The time in the recipe is how long it took to cook mine. I tied the 2 pieces together which may have accounted for the extra time. Done singly, it should only take about 40 minutes.

Primary Sidebar

Now Available

bakeatmidnite
ALSO AVAILABLE bakeatmidnite

Follow by Email! Get the e-Cookbook

“Must Try” Recipes

7 Easy Back-To-School Dinners Kids Love

King of the chili cheesedog has double the cheese and baked in a sub roll.

Double Cheese Chili Cheese Dog Subs

Whole cranberry sauce gives ordinary pork chops the kick they need.

Cranberry Stuffed Pork Chops

Chili Hater’s Chili

bakeatmidnite

Footer

bakeatmidnite
my foodgawker gallery Certified Yummly Recipes on Yummly.com
bakeatmidnite
COPYRIGHT © 2023 • BAKEATMIDNITE.COM • PRIVACY POLICY