Oven baked pork tenderloin: recipes

Pork tenderloin is an excellent product from which you can cook a large number of different dishes. Its advantage is special tenderness, the meat is very soft and juicy, the main thing is not to overdry. An oven-baked pork tenderloin will certainly appeal to the whole family.

Classic foil recipe

The recipe for this dish is quite simple, if you follow the step-by-step instructions correctly, the meat will turn out to be very tender and tasty. The pork tenderloin baked in the oven in foil will be very juicy due to the fact that the temperature is evenly distributed over the entire surface of the meat.

For cooking, you need to take one small tenderloin (its weight should not be more than 1 kilogram). To pickle meat, you should take: 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise and soy sauce. If you like garlic, you can also rub the meat with it. Of spices, it is recommended to use thyme.

Cooking method:

1. Thoroughly clean the meat from the veins and film, after which it must be washed well.
   
2. Transfer the tenderloin into a deep bowl, where to add mustard, mayonnaise, vegetable oil, soy sauce and spices.
3. Peel and finely chop the garlic, add it to the rest of the products.
4. Mix everything thoroughly and leave the meat to marinate for 1-2 hours. If possible, the tenderloin can be put in the refrigerator all night.
5. After cutting, carefully wrap in foil.
   
6. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees, put the meat on a baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes.
7. Remove the tenderloin and, without removing the foil, leave it on the table for 15 minutes.
8. Cut the meat in portions and can be served.

Features of selection and preparation

No need to buy too much tenderloin, this will mean that the pig was already quite old and the quality of meat is not the best. Optimum weight should be about 600-800 g.

You need to be very careful about the stripping process. Veins and film are very difficult to chew, and therefore the taste of this expensive product may be spoiled. Also, it is not necessary to overexpose the meat in the oven, if it is overdried, the most tender piece of meat will become like a “sole”. Therefore, in no case should you keep it in the oven for more than 50 minutes, the cooking time can be increased only if the tenderloin has a weight of more than 1 kilogram.

Smoked Bacon Oven Baked Pork Tenderloin

The originality of this dish is that it uses smoked bacon, which you need to wrap the meat. When fat is melted from it, the tenderloin becomes even more juicy and acquires a unique light aroma of smoked meats.

Ingredients:

• pork tenderloin - 800 g;
• bacon slices - 200 g;
• olive oil - 2 tbsp. l (you can use the usual, in this case, not essential);
• fresh thyme - 1 sprig;
• cumin - ½ tsp;
• basil - ½ tsp;
• salt (its amount is determined only by personal preference);
• ground pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Peel and rinse the tenderloin thoroughly. Dry it with paper towels.
2. Grate the meat with spices and drizzle with olive oil.
3. On the table, carefully lay next to each other slices of bacon, put pickled meat on top of them. Now you should wrap the tenderloin in bacon.
4. Put the meat on a baking sheet with a sprig of thyme and cover with foil. Turn on the oven and set the temperature to 190 degrees.
5. When heated, put a baking sheet in it and bake for half an hour, then remove the foil and bake until the bacon gives up most of the fat.
6. Pork tenderloin, baked in the oven in a whole piece, cut into portions and put beautifully on a plate. As a decoration, you can use greens or take a slice of bacon and fry it strongly in a pan until the state of meat chips.

Cooking features

When marinating meat, you need to add a small amount of salt, because the bacon is already seasoned, and when the dish is cooked, it gives not only its fat, but also salt. When buying bacon, you need to pay attention to the length of the slices, they should be long enough so that they can easily wrap the meat with them.

You need to bake the meat until the bacon gives up most of the fat, otherwise the taste of the dish will be slightly spoiled.

How to deliciously bake pork tenderloin in the oven: tips

Any meat loves pickling, so if you have time, it is recommended to leave it in the marinade for the whole night. Spices and salt go right through the fibers, making them even softer. Never buy already frozen meat. Tenderloin is the most tender part of the pig, and freezing will pull all the juices out of it, as a result, the expensive product on the table will not differ from the usual, dry cue ball.

To make the pork tenderloin baked in the oven very aromatic, you need to use a large number of spices. The most suitable are:

• thyme;
• rosemary;
• oregano;
• all kinds of pepper;
• caraway;
• coriander.

In order for the dish to have a crisp, the meat must first be semi-cooked in foil, and then baked without it. In this case, it is necessary to use oil: vegetable or olive. If mayonnaise is present in the marinade, then you won’t be able to make a crisp, you need to bake the tenderloin all the time in foil, otherwise the mayonnaise will burn and will have an unpleasant taste. Many people ask the question: “How long to bake pork tenderloin in the oven?” The answer is quite simple, and it directly depends on the weight of the main product. If the tenderloin weighs:

• 600-800 g. Cooking time - 45 minutes.
• 800-1000 g. Cooking time - 50-55 minutes.
• Over 1 kg. Cooking time - 60–70 minutes.

In this case, the temperature in the oven should be about 180-190 degrees.

Tenderloin in the oven with mushrooms and onions

Incredibly simple and very quick recipe for cooking tasty meat.

Ingredients:

• pork tenderloin - 1 pc.;
• champignons - 250 g (it is advisable to take small sizes, they have a more persistent aroma);
• onions - 1 pc. (the bulb should be large enough);
• butter - 50 g;
• vegetable oil - 30 g;
• spice;
• salt.

Cooking method:

1. Prepare the meat. To clean, rinse, dry with napkins.
2. Wash the mushrooms and cut them in half. Put the pan on fire, add a small amount of butter.
3. Peel the onion and cut into rings ~ 0.5 cm thick.
4. Throw mushrooms in a pan and fry them until tender, at the end of the heat treatment - add salt.
5. Grate the meat with your favorite spices and vegetable oil.
6. Take the foil, put the chopped onion on the bottom, put the meat on the top and pour mushrooms on it. Wrap in foil.
7. Bake in the oven according to the weight of the main ingredient (cooking time can be seen a little higher).
8. After that, pork tenderloin, baked in the oven, cut into small pieces and serve with onions and mushrooms. To make the dish have a delicious aroma, you can sprinkle it with chopped cilantro on top (optional).

Conclusion

Now you know how to bake pork tenderloin in the oven so that it is tasty and juicy. If you follow the step-by-step instructions exactly, you will succeed at the highest level. Never be afraid to experiment, because all modern cooking is based on this.