Perfectly seasoned and roasted to perfection in your oven, this pork tenderloin is buttery tender, juicy, and so delicious! With easy ingredients and simple steps, it’s the perfect family meal.
Pork tenderloin is one of the finest cuts of meat. It’s very lean and tender and can be seasoned any number of wonderful ways. For this recipe we’ll use a combination of simple pantry ingredients to season the pork, before roasting it in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Make Sure It’s Pork Tenderloin
There’s a few cuts of pork that have similar sounding names. Be sure the packaging clearly says pork tenderloin. They are basically long and slender and weigh around ¾lb to 1 ½lbs each. It’s also quite common to find them in 2-packs. Other similar names including pork loin, pork loin filet and pork roast are NOT pork tenderloin and require different cooking steps.
Simple Pantry Ingredients
I love to make recipes where I have most of the ingredients already on hand. For this roasted pork tenderloin, we’ll use a simple rub which includes brown sugar, salt, pepper, ground mustard, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and a hint of cayenne (optional, be really good).
Easy Preparation
Another reason I love making this recipe is because it’s so simple to prepare. All you have to do is mix the ingredients together, rub some olive oil on the meat, and then coat it well with the seasoning rub. Place it into a baking dish or pan and into the oven it goes. No need to sear this recipe first, that’s one less step we needn’t worry about. Just rub the seasoning on and it’s ready to go in the oven!
Roast at 425° (F) for 25-30 minutes
We want the pork tenderloin to have an internal temperature of 145°(F). An instant read thermometer is an essential tool everyone should have on hand. After 25 minutes, check the thickest part of the meat. Once the internal temp is at least 145°(F), you’re good to remove from the oven. Set the pork tenderloin on a plate and let it sit for at least 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Recipe
Best Damn Roasted Pork Tenderloin
- Total Time: 59 minute
- Yield: 4 servings
Description
Mouthwatering, buttery tender pork tenderloin seasoned to perfection and roasted in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 pork tenderloins (¾lb-1.25lbs each)
- 3 tbs brown sugar
- 1.5 tbs paprika
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1–2 tbs olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°(F).
- Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Trim pork tenderloin of any excess fat or silverskin. Pat pork dry and coat with olive oil.
- Rub seasoning mix all over pork tenderloin.
- Place seasoned pork into a shallow baking dish and bake in oven 25-30 minutes (internal temp should be at least 145°)
- Remove from oven and place pork tenderloin on a plate and let rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Michael Tone
I plan to prepare and cook today.
Tracy E Siebarth
I used this recipe tonight, and it was the best tenderloin I have ever made! Delicious, thank you!
★★★★★
Elizabeth Jamriska
My family loved this dish. My extremely picky 7 year old even asked for seconds. This recipe is a keeper.
★★★★★
Joana
Great flavour, very tender, but needs more cooking so that the loin is not bloody inside. I have repeated this recipe 5 times already, but cooked it for 45 minutes before the blood was gone. .
★★★★
Carol S.
Absolutely delicious!! Followed the recipe to the letter except I needed a extra 5 mins cooking time. Was fantastic!
★★★★★
RecipeTeacher
Awesome! Thanks, Carol!
Gina
This recipe was so easy and taste great. I will be in rotation and in my favorite list.
★★★★★
Constantina Angevine
Made this tonight and it was sooooo good!! I had all the ingredients for the rub on hand. Will make again!
Myra
Outstanding! Husband loved it. Perfect combination of flavors. YUM!!
★★★★★
John Wells
I used less sugar and substituted the paprika for chili powder. 27 minutes was perfect, it was tender, juicy, and flavorful.
★★★★★
Wendy Jett
I’ve made it twice now. My family raved over the taste! Delicious. The sweetness from the brown sugar makes this tenderloin recipe different from others I’ve tried.
★★★★★