This is perfect summer fare. A quick marinade adds loads of flavor to this pork whether you have an hour or all night. A quick sauce add the final touch. Serve it with a light salad and a few roasted potatoes and you're in for a great weeknight meal.
Course Lunch
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour35 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Ingredients
The Marvelous Marinade
4clovesgarlic
1/2cupsoy saucegluten free
1/4cupbalsamic vinegar
2teaspoonsdijon mustard
1teaspoonground ginger
The Perfect Pork Tenderloin
2mediumpork tenderloinsabout 1 pound each
The Sensational Sauce
1/4cupsoy sauce
1/4cupbalsamic vinegar
1tablespoonbrown sugar
2teaspoonssesame oiloptional
Instructions
Make the marvelous marinade
Peel and press the garlic cloves
Combine the soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, pressed garlic and ground ginger in a cup
Stir to combine
Prepare the pork
Place the pork tenderloins in a large bowl or plastic bag. Pour the marinade over the pork and refrigerate for anywhere from 1 hour to overnight. (I often make this in the morning before work and let it marinate all day).
Heat the grill to medium hot. Remove the pork tenderloins from the marinade and place on the grill.
Cook until the pork is 160 degrees at the thickest part. About 8-10 minutes per side depending on the size of the tenderloins and your grill
Remove from the grill, cover with aluminum foil and let rest for about 20 minutes so the juices can absorb back into the meat
Whip up the sensational sauce
While the pork is grilling, combine the sauce ingredients - soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil and brown sugar in a small saucepan (If you don't have sesame oil you can skip it and/or add some dried rosemary)
Heat the sauce until it's just boiling. Turn down to simmer and cook until the sauces thickens slightly - about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until the pork is done
Put it all together
Carve the pork - it should be a little pink in the middle and smell fabulous!
Serve the pork with spoonful of sauce and your favorite side dishes. We love it with roasted new potatoes and lightly dressed greens from the farmer's market