Herbes de Provence Grilled Pork Tenderloin
I have not been a big user of spice mixtures, preferring to mix my own. But this is a classic, not something McCormick make up. I always think of chicken and pork when I hear the name so I had a pork tenderloin left over from a two pack that I had used Marlow's rub on earlier this week.
I found a recipe at Tablespoon which I cut down to make it "cooking for two" friendly. I did leave out the garlic powder just because I wanted to see what the spice would taste like by itself. It was great but some garlic would have made it even better. I added the garlic back into the recipe.
Rating:
I will add garlic next time.
Notes: I did a brine since it fit my schedule today. If you don't brine, you will loose a little moisture and tenderness but it should still be great.
I also add the plastic wrap trick. I like to give a rub have some time to flavor the meat more. Somewhat like brining, I'll do it if I have time.
If you just cleaned the tenderloin, rubbed on the spices and then cook immediately, I believe it would still be great. Just not quite as great.
Tools: Clean gas grill
Ingredients:
1 pork tenderloin1 T Herbes de Provence
1/4 t salt (eliminate if you brine)
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t olive oil
Brine
2 cups cold water
2 T salt
1 T sugar
Instructions:
2) If brining: Mix brine ingredients in 1 gallon zip lock bag and submerge tenderloin. Place in medium size bowl will help keep the pork covered with brine. Refrigerate for 1-3 hours. Remove from brine.
3) Rinse tenderloin and pat dry. Brush with 1 t olive oil.
4) Mix Herbes, garlic powder and salt (if not brining). Hand rub mixture covering the entire tenderloin.
5) Wrap tight with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
6) Preheat grill on high, clean and oil grates. Then decrease temp to medium high.
7) Place meat over direct heat. Flip every 5-6 minutes until temp is 160.
8) Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
Ingredients
1 pork tenderloin1 T Herbes de Provence1/4 t salt (eliminate if you brine)1/2 t garlic powder1 t olive oil Brine (optional)2 cups cold water1 T salt1 T sugar
Instructions
1) Trim pork tenderloin including any visible fat and silver skin.2) If brining: Mix brine ingredients in 1 gallon zip lock bag and submerge tenderloin. Place in medium size bowl will help keep the pork covered with brine. Refrigerate for 1-3 hours. Remove from brine.3) Rinse tenderloin and pat dry. Brush with 1 t olive oil.4) Mix Herbes, garlic powder and salt (if not brining). Hand rub mixture covering the entire tenderloin.5) Wrap tight with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.6) Preheat grill on high, clean and oil grates. Then decrease temp to medium high.7) Place meat over direct heat. Flip every 5-6 minutes until temp is 160.8) Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 2 servingsUpdated
April 23, 2011
Labels: Grill, Grilled Pork Tenderloin Series, Pork, Pork-Tenderloin
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