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Grilled Brined Pork Tenderloin

Looking for a new way to cook pork tenderloin? Moist, juicy and flavorful pork is what you'll love about the easy brining technique done before grilling.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 8 hr 40 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

4: cups cold water

2: cups apple cider

1/2: cup maple-flavored or real maple syrup

1/4: cup salt

2: pork tenderloins (about 1 pound each)

1: tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves

1/2: teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

1/4: teaspoon garlic powder

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Directions

1 Stir water, cider, maple syrup and salt in large container or stockpot until salt is dissolved. Add pork to brine mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
2 Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Remove pork from brine mixture; rinse thoroughly under cool running water and pat dry. Discard brine. Sprinkle pork with rosemary, pepper and garlic powder.
3 Cover and grill pork over medium heat 20 to 25 minutes, turning occasionally, until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160ºF.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Because you’re using a brine solution to flavor and tenderize the pork, be sure to buy meat that hasn’t been injected with a saline solution.

A wild rice pilaf and fresh green beans are perfect partners for this juicy, tender pork. Serve a wedge of peach pie topped with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Brining is an age-old process for preserving meats. Today, this simple method of soaking meat in a salt-water solution is used to make meat exceptionally moist, juicy and flavorful.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 50),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 6%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 95mg; 95%;
Sodium: 460mg; 460%;
Total Carbohydrate: 2g; 2%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 0g 0% ),
Protein: 34g; 34%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/25/2007 11:33:18 AM REPORT ABUSE Tripperdo said:

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This recipe is fantastic. Really tested it 3 weeks before Thanksgiving to see if it was fit for the family holiday and let me assure you it is. We use just regular pancake syrup instead of the maple syrup, and apple juice instead of cider. Then to grill if using charcoal make sure to put the coals around the endge of the grill so it does not burn and it is ready in 20-25 min. It is truly amazing. We made it for Thanksgiving and I am still getting phone calls raving about it. It seems to work best with a 2 lb roast. So I made 2. Good luck.

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