Bonnies Pork Tenderloins With Bourbon And Butter Recipes

PORK TENDERLOIN IN BOURBON

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, bourbon, brown sugar, and garlic. Pour over pork, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove pork from marinade, and place on rack of shallow roasting pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

BONNIE'S PORK TENDERLOINS WITH BOURBON AND BUTTER

Steps:

• PREPARE THE MEAT: Remove any fat and silverskin, or white membrane from the pork tenderloins, rinse and and pat dry. Combine all the ingredients for the marinade, and refrigerate overnight. The next day, remove pork from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle evenly with the kosher salt and a teaspoon of pepper. Melt the butter in a pan large enough to hold the tenderloins, add the seasoned tenderloins. Brown the tenderloins with a good sear, just like my picture. Be sure not to burn the butter. Turn the tenderloins over and brown on both sides. Get them nice and brown. It takes around 20 minutes. Set pan aside to use later.
• COOK THE MEAT: Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8 X 11 baking dish. Transfer the browned tenderloins to the dish, and any butter drippings, pour over the top of the tenderloins. Bake in the oven around 30 to 40 minutes until meat is no longer pink in the center. Some may prefer it slightly rare. We like ours done.
• LET IT REST: Remove the tenderloins to a platter and allow to rest tented with foil for at least 5 minutes while you make this delicious pan sauce to pour over the tenderloins.
• MAKE THE PAN SAUCE: Ingredients: 1/2 cup beef or chicken stock 1/4 cup red wine 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard optional: 1 teaspoon of any fresh herbs you may like, such as rosemary, thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried. salt and freshly ground black pepper How to do it: Transfer drippings from the baking dish back to the skillet and make a pan sauce. add the garlic, stir for 1 minute, add stock, wine, and any herbs. Bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Reduce the sauce slightly, then whisk in the mustard and taste it for salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the sliced meat and serve immediately. NOTE: This is a lean cut of meat which means that sometimes there are no pan drippings or few pan drippings, so put a pat of butter in the pan, add the wine and the rest of the ingredients. It will still pick up the flavor.
• TO SERVE: To serve, slice tenderloin 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick at an angle and make a pan sauce with the drippings and the beef broth. Drizzle pan sauce over the tenderloins and serve. Enjoy!

BONNIE'S PORK TENDERLOINS WITH HONEY AND BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter in a pan large enough for the tenderloins. Add the honey. Season the tenderloins with salt and pepper to taste. Brown the tenderloins with a good sear, just like the picture. Be sure you don't burn the butter, watch it closely. Turn the tenderloins over and brown on both sides. Don't be afraid to let them get really brown, they will soften up as you bake them in the oven. This will take around 20 minutes.
• 2. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8 X 11 baking dish. Transfer the browned tenderloins to the dish, and all the honey, butter drippings, pour over the top of the tenderloins. Bake in the oven around 30 to 40 minutes until meat is no longer pink in the center. Some may prefer it slightly rare.
• 3. Remove the tenderloins to a platter and allow to rest tented with foil for at least 5 minutes. While doing that, transfer drippings from the baking dish back to the skillet and reduce for a glaze.
• 4. To serve, slice tenderloin 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick and drizzle glaze over the tenderloins and serve.