Best Grilled Pork Tenderloins Recipes

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Pour half of the marinade into a bowl or shallow dish; add tenderloins and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning pork occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain pork, discarding marinade. Grill, covered, over indirect medium-hot heat for 20-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°, turning occasionally and basting with reserved marinade. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Freeze uncooked pork in a freezer container with marinade. Transfer reserved marinade to a freezer container; freeze. To use, completely thaw tenderloins and marinade in refrigerator. Grill as directed.

GRILLED BOURBON-MARINATED PORK CHOPS OR PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients; place in a large zip-loc plastic bag.
• Add in the pork chops or 2 pork tenderloins; seal the bag.
• Turn to coat with the marinade.
• Refrigerate for a minimum of 12 hours.
• Set grill to high heat (about 400°F).
• Remove the pork and discard the marinade.
• Place on grill.
• For pork chops cook for about 15 minutes on each side, depending on how thick your chops are.
• For pork tenderloins, cook for about 25 minutes turning occasionally or until the pork is cooked; tent with foil and let sit for about 10 minutes before slicing.
• Delicious!

GRILLED HONEY-DIJON PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• Place pork in lg plastic bag.
• Mix remaining ingredients.
• Set aside 2/3 cup.
• Pour remaining marinade over pork, turn to coat.
• Seal bag and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Drain.
• Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 10 minutes each side.
• Juices should run clear.
• Serve with reserved sauce.

GRILLED BALSAMIC-GARLIC CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• Grill preparation:.
• Sear the tenderloins on all sides, then grill for about 20-30 minutes, rotating every 10 minutes, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees. Try to let it rest before slicing.
• Oven preparation:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat canola oil in a large, heavy saute pan over medium-high heat. Working in batches if necessary, add pork, and brown all over, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer pan to oven. Roast pork, turning occasionally, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees, about 20 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board, and try to let it rest 10 minutes before slicing.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS WITH WASABI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat grill.
• Place pork in 13X9" glass baking dish.
• In small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, orange juice concentrate, sesame oil and wasabi.
• Pour 1/4 cup of the soy sauce mixture over pork, turn pork to coat.
• Place pork on gas grill over medium to medium high heat or on charcoal grill 4-6" from medium to medium high coals.
• Cook 15-20 minutes or until internal tem reaches 145 Deg turning occasionally.
• Remove from grill, let stand 5 minutes.
• Slice thinly Divide pork and ginger among 6 places.
• Serve with remaining soy sauce misture.
• Dip slice of pork into sauce, eat with slice of ginger.

CUBAN GRILLED MOJITO PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• In medium metal bowl, mix 1/2 cup brown sugar, the mint and salt. Use handle of wooden spoon to crush mint into the brown sugar and salt. You are bruising (or muddling) the leaves to release flavor. When mint is fragrant and leaves are slightly crushed, add cold water, rum and lime juice. Stir well to dissolve salt and sugar.
• Pour mint marinade into 1-gallon resealable plastic food-storage bag. Add pork and seal bag. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes but no longer than 8 hours.
• Spray grill rack with cooking spray or brush with oil. Heat coals or gas grill for medium-high heat. (Check the temperature of the coals by placing your hand, palm side down, near but not touching the cooking grill rack. If you can keep your hand there for two seconds [one-thousand one, one-thousand two], the temperature is high; three seconds is medium-high; four seconds is medium; five seconds is low.)
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, heat cumin and coriander seed over medium heat 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until fragrant (you are dry-roasting the spices, so there is no need for oil). Remove seed from skillet to a plate and cool completely. (If left in skillet, seed will continue to cook and may burn.)
• In spice or coffee grinder (used for grinding spices only), grind roasted seed, brown sugar and mustard to a fine powder. (If you don't have a grinder, place seed in resealable plastic food-storage bag and pound with flat side of meat mallet; mixture will be not as finely ground but will still be delicious.)
• Remove pork from marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Rub pork with oil and coat each with half of the dry rub.
• Grill pork covered about 20 minutes, turning to brown all sides. Remove pork from grill when still slightly pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 155°F. Allow pork to rest 5 minutes (temperature will continue to rise to 160°F). Slice pork to serve. (To broil, line broiler pan with foil. Spray broiler rack with cooking spray or brush with oil. Broil pork 4 to 5 inches from heat as directed above.)

KAHLUA-GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• Combine Kahlua and butter in a small saucepan, bring to a boil. Boil 4 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat, and let cool slightly. Slice tenderloins crosswise at 1 1/2-inch intervals, cutting to, but not through, bottom. Sprinkle tenderloins with lemon-pepper seasoning and garlic salt; place in a large shallow dish or large heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bag. Pour half of the Kahlua mixture over tenderloins. Cover dish or seal bag securely and marinate in refrigerator 4 hours, turning occasionally. Cover and chill remaining half of Kahlua mixture.
• Remove tenderloins from marinade, discarding marinade. Grill, covered, over medium-hot coals (350 - 400 degrees) 18 - 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of tenderloin registers 160 degrees, turning once and basting occasionally with remaining half of Kahlua mixture. Cover and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS WITH VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup dressing and the garlic in shallow glass or plastic dish or resealable plastic food-storage bag. Add pork; turn to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Mix remaining ingredients except cheese in square aluminum pan, 9x9x2 inches.
• Remove pork from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill pork and pan of vegetables 4 to 5 inches from medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, brushing pork occasionally with marinade and turning once, until pork is slightly pink in center and vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir vegetables 2 or 3 times during grilling. Discard any remaining marinade.
• Cut pork into slices. Sprinkle cheese over vegetables.

SAVORY GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS WITH HERBED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix onion powder, 2 teaspoons thyme, the garlic salt and pepper. Sprinkle thyme mixture on all sides of tenderloins. Immediately place on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes, turning 3 times, until meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Cook remaining ingredients in oil 4 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender.
• To serve, cut tenderloins into slices. Spoon vegetable mixture over slices.

ROSEMARY GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• Pour mixture of wine vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil, water, garlic, 2 TBLS mustard, salt, sugar, basil, and 1/8 tsp pepper over pork tenderloins in a sealable plastic bag.
• Marinate in refrigerator for 8 hours or longer, turning occasionally.
• Drain, discarding marinade.
• Pat tenderloins dry with paper towel.
• Rub mixture of honey, brown sugar, molasses, 1 TBLS mustard, 1 TBS olive oil, soy sauce, ginger, and 1/2 tsp pepper on all sides of tenderloins.
• Sprinkle with rosemary leaves.
• Place tenderloins on grill rack over medium-hot coals spiked with wet pecan or mesquite wood chips.
• (Or grill over medium indirect heat on gas grill).
• Grill for 10 to 15 minutes or until cooked through, turning once.
• Remove to serving platter.
• Cut each tenderloin into 12 medallions just before serving.

WALSH FAMILY GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• In a bowl or shallow dish, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add the pork and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight., Drain pork, discarding marinade. Place pork on an oiled grill rack. Grill, covered, over indirect medium-hot heat for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• Brine for Tenderloins: For 2 tenderloins, in a medium bowl mix kosher salt and sugar with cool water until dissolved. Trim the tenderloins of excess fat and silver skin. Submerge them in the brine and let stand for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, remove the pork from the brine, rinse thoroughly and pat dry.
• Rosemary-Orange Glaze: In a small saucepan, bring the OJ concentrate, brown sugar and rosemary to a simmer. Simmer until the mixture reduces to about 2 tablespoons. Set aside and cool slightly.
• Orange Balsamic Sauce: Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and rosemary and cook until fragrant and sizzling (about 30 seconds). Stir in marmalade and vinegar. Heat until warm. **NOTE** After slicing the pork, add any juices from the carving board to the sauce before serving. Pass separately when serving the pork tenderloin.
• Tenderloins: Rub the brined tenderloins all over with the glaze and then season with pepper. Heat gas grill, turning all the burners to high until fully heated, 10-15 minutes. Put the pork on the hot grill grate. Close the lid and grill for 7 minutes. Turn pork over, close lid and grill another 6 minutes. Turn off the heat (keep the lid closed) and continue to cook for another 5 minutes on the residual heat. At this point, an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of the thickest end of the tenderloin should read 145-150 degrees. If not, close the lid and let the pork continue to roast in the residual grill heat. Remove pork from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before carving. Cut across the grain into 1/2 inch slices and serve immediately.