Montreal Steak and Heartland Pepper and Garlic Crusted Pork Tenderloin

No long blog post here either.

I’ve made pork tenderloins dozens of ways, mainly using different types of marinade and then roasting in the oven. This one I kind of made up on my own after reading a recipe that used a cast iron skillet. I used my Dutch oven. This is super savory!

You can find McCormick Montreal Steak everywhere, and Urban Accents’ store locator suggests you can find their products at Walmart, among others.

Ingredients

1 to 1 ½ pound pork tenderloin

2 teaspoons McCormick Montreal Steak seasoning

1 teaspoon Urban Accents Heartland Pepper and Garlic seasoning

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil (not olive oil)

Process

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Prepare the tenderloin by trimming off the silverskin. This is the connective tissue visible along one side of the tenderloin. Also remove other connective tissue on and around the end. There are Youtube videos on trimming tenderloins if this makes you nervous. I promise, it’s easy.

Rub tenderloin with combined seasoning

Sear tenderloin in Dutch oven over medium high heat, 1 ½ minutes per side

Put Dutch oven in oven uncovered.

Use the following times as a guide. Since the tenderloin is being cooked by both the hot air and the hot metal of the Dutch oven, it will cook quickly. Make frequent use of your meat thermometer.

After 7 minutes turn the tenderloin. Cook for another 7 minutes and check the temperature. 140 is fine.

Remove the roast from the Dutch oven and let the meat rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.