Pork Tenderloin in Bourbon-Dijon Glaze
"This marinade is good! Sweet with a mustardy bite. I use lite ingredients because we're watching calories, but feel free to go whole hog. HA! Can be made in crockpot but my favorite way is to throw on the grill to sear the outside and give a bit of a smoky flavor and then finish it more slowly in the oven. I'd do it all on the grill but my grill only does hot and super hot!"
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 3 lbs pork loin roast (whatever size you have, really)
- 1⁄4 cup splenda brown sugar substitute or 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 1⁄4 cup light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 -2 green onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
directions
- Mix all marinade ingredients in gallon size Ziploc bag.
- Reserve small amount (in the refrigerator)for basting.
- Add pork to bag and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat until hot.
- Add meat and sear on all sides.
- Discard used marinade.
- Transfer meat to foil-lined, oven-safe dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Add enough water to cover bottom of dish with about 1/4 inch of water.
- Cover with foil and bake until internal temperature reaches 150 degrees(50 min or so depending on size of roast), basting frequently with reserved marinade.
- Finish cooking uncovered until temperature reaches 160 degrees.
- Pour any remaining marinade over pork and let rest 10-15 minutes before slicing.
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Reviews
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This was GREAT. We made it for Christmas Eve dinner, and we're making it again for New Years'. We used sugar instead Splenda, and we marinated for two days. 50 minutes in the oven was about 10-15 min too long, but we only had about 2.5 lb and our oven's extra hot. Can't wait to see how try #2 turns out. The marinade just couldn't be better; now if the chefs can get the timing right we'll be the talk of the town :) -
Wonderful! This was very easy. I subbed sherry for the bourbon since that's what I had. We will definitely make this again. Thank you! -
Absolutely fabulous! This marinade rules! I love the flavor combinations in this. I marinated overnight,but had an unexpected amount of company, and left it to marinate in my fridge for another night while we did something else, Oh my! After the 48 hour marination time, we put it on the charcoal grill, whole, for about 10 minutes per side. I removed it from the grill after searing it like that, and finished it in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.It came out so tender and tasty!We will do this again! DH said to make sure that I saved him a piece for a sandwich tomorrow, because he says,as good as this is tonight, this will make a great lunch too! -
I made this in the Crockpot (as written in the instructions). I allowed the pork to marinate overnight and this morning I just dumped it into the Crockpot... marinade and all. Great flavor. I used the real brown sugar in place of Splenda. I'm sure there would be no difference with the Splenda. The mustard and bourbon together with the brown sugar make such a great flavor combination. This recipe is a keeper; thanx! -
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This marinade is absolutely fantastic and goes so well with pork. My stepdaughter and her family came today and I served this and everyone loved it. I grilled mine, searing it on high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side, and reducing the heat to medium and grilled for about 25 minutes and it turned out great. Very moist and juicy with just a wonderful flavor. Thanks so much for sharing.
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