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    Air Fryer Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

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    Last Modified: October 7, 2022

    Super juicy and bursting with flavor, this pork tenderloin cooks to absolute perfection in your air fryer in about 20 minutes. Made with an easy balsamic marinade and simple seasonings, you will not believe how awesome it is!

    Recipe for air fryer marinated pork tenderloin

    By using balsamic vinegar as a base for our marinade, we’ll produce some amazing flavors for our pork tenderloin. This recipe is sweet, savory and absolutely delicious. It’s a perfect air fryer recipe to have an awesome dinner on your plate in under 30 minutes.

    Make Sure It Says Pork Tenderloin

    Pork tenderloin can frequently be confused with other similar cuts of pork. It’s important to know that actual pork tenderloin will always be labeled as such. You may see pork loin or pork loin filet, but these are NOT pork tenderloin and do not cook the same way. Pork tenderloin is a long, narrow and very lean cut of pork. It’s generally 1lb-1.5lbs in size (though that can vary slightly). It’s commonly sold in vacuum sealed packages, often with 2 tenderloins.

    Easy Marinade

    For our pork tenderloin marinade, we’ll use a combination of wet ingredients with a few dry seasonings. Chances are you probably have most of these ingredients on hand: Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and lemon juice are the wet ingredients. For the seasonings we use dry crushed rosemary, onion powder, garlic powder, brown sugar, salt and pepper. That’s it!

    Recipe for air fryer marinated pork tenderloin

    To make things extra easy, we can mix all this up in a large zip-top bag. Once the tenderloin in placed in the bag with the marinade, seal it up and put it in the refrigerator. I love to let it marinate overnight for the most flavor possible. But, if you’re short on time, even a ½ hour will work. A couple of hours is even better.

    Recipe for air fryer marinated pork tenderloin

    Air Fry at 400° for 20 minutes

    Pork tenderloin is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 145°(F). To achieve this, we’ll preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400°. Then we’ll spray a little cooking spray in the basket (or tray if you’re using a tray style air fryer), place the marinated pork tenderloin inside, and use the air fry setting at 400° for 20 minutes. Pork tenderloins vary in size and air fryers vary as well. Smaller tenderloins may take as little as 16 minutes. Larger ones make take 22 minutes. Be sure to check internal temperature with an instant read thermometer for that perfect 145°(F).

    Let it Rest

    Once the pork tenderloin is done, remove it from the air fryer and place on a plate or cutting board and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving. Use a sharp knife and slice it into cuts of about ½″ thick. I love to serve with white rice and asparagus.

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    Recipe for air fryer marinated pork tenderloin

    Air Fryer Balsamic Pork Tenderloin


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    • Author: RecipeTeacher
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 3-4 servings
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    An absolutely savory pork tenderloin, marinated in a seasoned balsamic marinade and cooked to perfection in your air fryer.


    Ingredients

    • 1 pork tenderloin (1.25lb-1.75lb)
    • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon dry crushed rosemary
    • ½ teaspoon onion powder
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

    Instructions

    1. Remove any excess fat/silverskin from pork tenderloin.
    2. Mix all wet and dry ingredients in a large zip top bag. Mix well.
    3. Add pork tenderloin to bag, seal, and let marinate for at least 30 minutes. 2 hours is better; overnight is best!
    4. Preheat air fryer to 400° (F) for 5 minutes.
    5. Add pork tenderloin to air fryer and air fry at 400° (F) for 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes. (see note below)
    6. When done, remove pork tenderloin to a plate or cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

    Notes

    Start checking for doneness after about 16 minutes with an instant read thermometer. Internal temp should be 145° (F).

    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Cook Time: 20 min
    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Air Fryer
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: air fryer, pork tenderloin, balsamic, marinated

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    1. Debbie Harvey

      February 26, 2023 at 1:37 pm

      Best pork tenderloin I’ve ever had! The meat is so tender you can cut it with your fork, so flavorful, and makes an amazing Au Jus sauce !!!! 💯

      ★★★★★

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      • RecipeTeacher

        February 26, 2023 at 6:01 pm

        Yay! I love feedback on this one. It really is great and we love it too! Thanks Debbie!

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    2. Janine

      February 19, 2023 at 9:37 pm

      The smell was amazing but ended up having to cook the 1.72lb pork tenderloin an extra 15min

      ★★

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    3. Jackie

      December 08, 2022 at 12:25 pm

      Can I Cook both tenderloins together? Should I increase time?

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      • RecipeTeacher

        December 10, 2022 at 8:44 pm

        Hi Jackie. If they will fit in the air fryer without overlapping or anything like that, the time should be the same. Make sure to keep an eye on the internal temperature with an instant read thermometer. The center should be 145°(F).

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