Pork Tenderloin

This has become my family's most requested meal. They cannot get enough of it. Plus it's unbelievably easy to make. I did experiment with the time to marinate and found 24 hours is by far the best. It just melts in your mouth. The shortest time I marinated was 1/2 hour and it was still amazing.

First of all, I used a 4 pound pork tenderloin, instead of 1 pound. It took 1 hour to bake, so not much longer and was 170 degrees inside. Next, I didn't have the time to marinade overnight, so I used garlic powder and marinaded for about 20 minutes. It turned out wonderful. Probably the best pork we have had. It was tender, moist and flavorful. I also substituted black pepper for white pepper.

I'm not much of a Thanksgiving turkey eater, so this was our Thanksgiving meal! Everyone enjoyed it very much and were very impressed! I bought a 2 pound Tenderloin, so i put it in for about 5 minutes longer than said.. there was no need for that, and next time I'll check on it earlier than I did this time because I'm sure it could have been more moist than it was. But in the end, the only one that really criticized it was me! It was indeed a successful substitute and I will make it again!

This recipe was very good. I did not weigh the meat so I don't know but it was two pieces of pork tenderloin. I used extra garlic and marinated for actually over 24 hours. I brushed off the majority of the garlic before browning to prevent burning of the garlic. I browned the meat in a cast iron skillet and didn't remove. I added chicken broth to the skillet then covered in foil and baked for the recommended time and made the gravy with the cornstarch/water. Oh wow the gravy was so good and I highly recommend using chicken broth and I didn't need to add any salt or pepper to the gravy since the meat had been marinating for over 24 hours - adding extra would have made it too salty and that's saying a lot for a salt addict!!! I made it with roasted brussel sprouts and noodles, but would have made potatoes, just ran out last night making prime rib lol!!! I will make this again for sure.

Very good and very tender. This was by far the best pork I have ever made and it was very easy.