Sunkissed Baked Pork Tenderloin
A flavorful baked pork tenderloin, with a bright and fresh orange and rosemary marinade. Serve this delicious pork recipe with sliced blood oranges and tangerines, or this massaged Kale and Citrus Salad. When I bake pork tenderloins, I look for two that are very similar in weight and diameter, so that it is easier to cook both to the perfect doneness. If one is thinner than the other, it will overcook while the other is at the right temperature, because these thin pieces of pork cook rather quickly.
Servings: 8 4 ounce servings
Calories: 175kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork tenderloins
- 1/3 cup tangerine juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- zest of 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon rosemary fresh, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the pork tenderloins to a marinading container or large plastic bags.
- In a medium sized bowl, add the rest of the ingredients to prepare the marinade. Whisk together, and then pour 2/3 of the marinade over the pork, reserving the rest for later.
- Marinate the pork tenderloins in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 450º F, and add marinated pork to a large baking dish, discarding excess marinade.
- Use a meat thermometer and bake the pork to an internal temperature of 132º F for the pork to be slightly pink in the center. The pork will continue to cook after it's been pulled out of the oven and will reach 140º F. If you bake the pork to 140º, it will no longer be pink in the center after it's rested. The pork will take anywhere between 15-25 minutes to bake, depending on desired doneness and how thick they are.
- Baste the tenderloins with the remaining marinade about half way through baking, and again about 5 minutes before removing the pork from the oven.
- Allow pork to rest for 10 minutes, and then slice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 932mg | Potassium: 464mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg