BBQ pork tenderloin marinated in spices and apple juice to create mouth-watering barbecued pork that’s slightly sweet, spicy, tender, and juicy.
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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?
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BBQ Pork Tenderloin
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
- ¼ cup apple juice
Instructions
- 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.
If it’s not barbecue season, you can make Oven-Baked Pork Tenderloin instead.
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
Angie@Angie's Recipes
Time for BBQ! These look delicious.
Baker Street
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
Katie {Epicurean Mom}
Absolutely perfect Barbara!
Claire @ Claire K Creations
Ooh they look good. That’s actually the only cut of pork that I like to cook with. Yum!
Valérie ( Franche-Comté )
C’est une délicieuse et parfumée recette
Je te souhaite une douce soirée
Valérie.
Lynda
This looks fantastic-tenderloin is one of my favorite cuts of meat, as you can do so much with it. Delicious!
Winnie
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!
CJ at Food Stories
Great BBQ tips, Barbara … Happy holiday weekend!
cookingrookie
Yum! How delicious this must be… Why can’t this be my lunch today?!
Rocky Mountain Woman
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
Blond Duck
You know I love anything bbqed!
Anuja
Thanx for the BBQ tips Barbara! The spread looks so summery and yummylecious with fresh fruits and beautiful bread to accompany the BBQ.
Stephanie
Looks great! Thanks for the tips as well!
Kalyn
This looks like a great way to cook pork tenderloin!
Blog is the New Black
Looks incredible! I adore pork tenderloin!
Rosa
Mighty scrumptious!
Cheers,
Rosa
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Mum this looks so luscious! I love pork tenderloin 😀 Happy memorial day! xxx
Donna
Summer BARB-eques must be fabulous at your house!
baker-in-disguise
oh my these look soo soo succulent!! that rub looks fabulous and so simple!!! delish!!
Maria
Perfect for Memorial Day weekend!