Monday, August 17, 2009

Blog Hop .. Favorite Recipes Part II Grilled Tenderloin

 

Welcome Mcklinky Blog Hoppers.. I don’t know about you all but here in Georgia in the summer time.. I do as little cooking in my kitchen as possible. I hate heating up that kitchen as well as the rest of the house so I do most of my cooking outside and this is one of my favorite most simple meat dishes.

Grilled Peppercorn Tenderloin:

I buy these Hormel pre-seasoned with a marinade Pork Tenderloins at Kroger. They are normally $8.00 each .. which is a bit pricy .. so I wait until Kroger has them featured on their Buy One Get One Free Specials.. At $4.00 each that’s a deal .. So I stock up and keep extras in the freezer.

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Hormel has many different marinated flavors.. Our Favorite is the Peppercorn.. Which is what I’ve got shown here. Each Tenderloin weighs 1lb 2.4ozs and is fully seasoned.. but I like to add a lil extra by stuffing a few cloves of garlic throughout the loin.

Just cut a few slits in the top of the loin and stuff a few whole pieces of garlic all around.. make sure you stuff em in long ways.. it makes it really pretty when ya slice it.. as you’ll see below.

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Once you have your garlic stuffed.. fold and seal your foil tightly so no juices can leak out. I always use Reynolds Easy Release No Stick.. love that easy clean up!

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Pre Heat Your Grill to 425°F .  Place Tenderloin on Grill over medium heat for 25-30 minutes.. turning it after the first 15 minutes. If you’re uncertain and want to make sure it’s done .. you can add a few extra minutes .. I’ve done it before and it really doesn’t dry out these tenderloins.

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Once you’ve finished grilling.. let the tenderloin rest for about 5 minutes before slicing.

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Why do you need to let the meat rest for 5 minutes.. 

If you cut into it right away, two things will happen:

  • The meat will be hard to slice
  • The meat will lose all the juices you worked so hard to preserve -- they'll run out.

So wait a few minutes.. take that extra few minutes to finish up the rest of your meal.

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As you can see … This one turned out perfect. Each slice of meat is nice and juicy.. not dry at all … and those garlic cloves add a lil extra prettiness as well as flavor to each slice.

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I hope you’ll all give these grilled tenderloins a try.. I’m positive you’ll enjoy this easy and delicious treat!

Happy Blog Hopping Y’all!

Hugs,

Debbie



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2 comments:

  1. Wow! This looks very savory and so easy!

    Deborah
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  2. I have seen those at Kroger but have always been wary about trying them. Now that I've seen your post, I may just pick one up next time I'm at the store. Thanks!

    bloghopping via McLinky :)

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