Pork tenderloin marinated in spices and apple juice to create a mouth-watering barbecued pork that’s slightly sweet, spicy, tender and juicy.
Memorial Day is the start of the BBQ season and one of my favorite meats to BBQ is pork tenderloin. It cooks quickly, is juicy and tender and feeds my crowd.
Tree Top sent me some grilling tips and a recipe for Doc’s Tenderloin Rub. Since I love tenderloin I decided to give it a try. I adapted the recipe to the spices I had on hand, marinated it 4 hours and the boys and I had a picnic in the backyard. It got a thumbs up from all of us.
Do you like to BBQ on Memorial Day weekend?
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon coarse black pepper
- 2.5 lbs. pork tenderloin (1 package, 2 tenderloins)
- 1/4 cup apple juice
Directions
- Mix together spices (I mixed them in a Ziploc bag.). Rub spice mixture all over tenderloin. Pour apple juice over tenderloin. Rub in so the apple juice wets the dry spices thoroughly, add more apple juice if needed. Put tenderloins in a Ziploc bag and marinate 4 hours or overnight. Keep refrigerated.
- Heat grill to high. Place tenderloin on the hottest part of the grill. Cook turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to low and cover with grill lid. Continued to cook pork covered, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 145º, turning occasionally.
BBQ Tips:
- Always take time to clean your BBQ before firing it up, especially for the first time.
- Marinades tenderize as well as flavor meat. It’s important to season foods before putting them on the grill.
- Wash dishes and hands after handling raw meat. Don’t reuse the plate that you used for uncooked meat.
- Use tongs or a spatula to turn your meat not a fork. Prongs that pierce the meat let the juices escape, making the meat drier and less flavorful.
- Apply barbecue or other tomato-based sauces containing sugars during the last 10 of grilling to avoid burning the sauce.
- Oil the food, not the grates. The oil burns quickly on the hot cooking grates and becomes sticky, “gluing” uncoated food to the grates. When you oil the food, it keeps the juices inside the food, promotes caramelization and prevents sticking.
More great recipes for your Memorial Day BBQ:
Perfect Pasta Salad, Barbara Bakes
Bacon Wrapped Cheese Hot Dogs, Barbara Bakes
Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa, Barbara Bakes
Puff Pastry Dessert Tarts with Lemon Mascarpone & Fresh Berries, Cookin’ Canuck
Mini Fruit Pizzas, Two Peas and Their Pod
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Perfect for Memorial Day weekend!
oh my these look soo soo succulent!! that rub looks fabulous and so simple!!! delish!!
Summer BARB-eques must be fabulous at your house!
Mum this looks so luscious! I love pork tenderloin
Happy memorial day! xxx
Mighty scrumptious!
Cheers,
Rosa
Looks incredible! I adore pork tenderloin!
This looks like a great way to cook pork tenderloin!
Looks great! Thanks for the tips as well!
Thanx for the BBQ tips Barbara! The spread looks so summery and yummylecious with fresh fruits and beautiful bread to accompany the BBQ.
You know I love anything bbqed!
I like to barbecue anytime! But Memorial Day weekend is one of my favs…
I, too, like make pork tenderloin in the grill. Can’t wait to give this a try…
xxxoo,
RMW
Yum! How delicious this must be… Why can’t this be my lunch today?!
Great BBQ tips, Barbara … Happy holiday weekend!
I can’t wait to try this. I use a marinade with bourbon that I found online. I will try this for I have some people who can’t have food cooked with alcohol. Thank you..Have a great holiday!
This looks fantastic-tenderloin is one of my favorite cuts of meat, as you can do so much with it. Delicious!
C’est une délicieuse et parfumée recette
Je te souhaite une douce soirée
Valérie.
Ooh they look good. That’s actually the only cut of pork that I like to cook with. Yum!
Absolutely perfect Barbara!
Ah.. Love it. Perfect for Memorial Day! Using apple juice in the marinade is a fantastic idea. Thanks for the tip, Barb. Will try it out soon. xx
Time for BBQ! These look delicious.
Pork tenderloin is a favorite on our grill too! This sounds like another great version to try.
A perfect BBQ recipe, easy and irresistible! Pork tenderloin is versatile and inexpensive. And I can always find a way to use leftovers. I had planned on grilling this holiday weekend, but we are fogged in. Temps in the high 50′s!
Reading your post was a great reminder to pick up a pork tenderloin at the market. They grill so fast and are SO good. Will pin this recipe for sure!
Wow what a spread!!! Those tenderloins look de-lish. Happy Memorial Day
There’s a pork tenderloin that’s been waiting in my freezer for this recipe. Thanks!!
We love to BBQ on Memorial Day to kick off the Summer season. Pork Tenderloin is one of my favorite meats to BBQ, but we had ribs!
Looks like a fun picnic with your boys. I cant wait to meet them.
I actually don’t think I’ve ever grilled a pork tenderloin – I need to try this!!
This looks like the perfect warm-weather meal!