Bourbon-Marinated Pork Tenderloin

gpotts5626's Note:

From Southern Living. Prep time does not include overnight (12 hours) marinating.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup Bourbon (Maker's Mark, preferably)
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh parsley sprig

Directions:

1. Rinse tenderloins, and pat dry.
2. Combine soy sauce and next 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag or shallow dish; seal or cover, and chill at least 12 hours. Remove pork from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle evenly with salt.
3. Grill, covered with grill lid, over high heat (400° to 500°) 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155°, turning occasionally. Remove from heat; cover with aluminum foil, and let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°. Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs, if desired.

Reviews

[Bobbie]

I've been making this tenderloin for years -- I was getting ready to post the recipe and found that gpotts had aleady done the work for me!!! This is a recipe that I always know will be delicious and people will love. There is seldom any leftovers!!! It's just too easy to eat -- because of that I always plan ahead and make extra. I hope more people will give this a try.

[Jazzy'sNamma]

I made this a few weeks ago and forgot to rate it. My family loved this, and that's the important thing. It probably would've been better grilled, but did in the oven and it was great! Very tender and juicy. Thanks for the great recipe.

[Akikobay]

Very nice. We didn't marinate this for much longer than about 4 or 5 hours because I don't like the texture of over-marinated meat. We did not sprinkle with salt and didn't miss it at all. The cooking instructions were very good, although we took the meat off a bit earlier than noted and it was still a tiny bit dry. We'll make this often! Thank you gpotts!