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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Superbly Cooked Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin

One secret to making tender and juicy pork is
to sear in the juices and season it real good,
Also over cooking dries it out like shoe leather.
This is how the pro chefs in restaurants do it.

Ingredients:
1 pork tenderloin
olive oil
salt to taste
black pepper, freshly ground
rosemary
thyme
lemon zest

Directions:
Bring the meat to room temperature.
In a very hot skillet with some olive oil,
sear the pork tenderloin evenly on all sides.
Remove from skillet and let cool a minute.
Grind your favorite spices but not too finely.
I like black pepper and a few citrus herbs.
Rosemary and thyme work good together.
Coat pork tenderloin with a little olive oil,
season with salt,pepper and spice mix over it.
Gently press spice mix into tenderloin.
Place in ovenproof dish and roast at 350 degrees F.
for only about 20 minutes. Let rest and carve.

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