Carolina Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + marinating Grill: 20 min.
Yield 4 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Three bold ingredients will change your grilled pork tenderloin for life. This is exactly the kind of rich, savory, easy-to-prepare recipe I like to serve to company. —Sharisse Dunn, Rocky Point, North Carolina

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound)

Directions

  1. In a bowl or shallow dish, combine molasses, mustard and vinegar. Add pork and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
  2. Drain and discard marinade. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack.
  3. Grill pork, covered, over indirect medium-high heat for 20-27 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°, turning occasionally. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

3 ounces cooked pork: 160 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 90mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Three bold ingredients will change your grilled pork tenderloin for life. This is exactly the kind of rich, savory, easy-to-prepare recipe I like to serve to company. —Sharisse Dunn, Rocky Point, North Carolina
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