Brown Sugar Dijon Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Delicious, juicy and tender pork tenderloin easily prepared in the oven. This pork tenderloin is rubbed with a flavorful mixture of Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and spices. All together, it will take only 30 minutes to prepare this wonderful main dish.
Servings: 6 (serves 6-8)
Calories: 252kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs pork tenderloins
- 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1.5 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and grease bottom of a roasting pan. It's best to use metal roasting pan because it's the best heat conductor.
- Take out enough mustard from the jar and place it in a little bowl. (This will insure that you won't have to touch the main jar with dirty hands after touching raw pork.)
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- Take pork tenderloin out of the package and place it in the prepared roasting pan. Pat it dry and remove the silverskin if there is some left on the tenderloin.
- Rub pork with Dijon mustard all over, even on the bottom and sides.
- Sprinkle the seasoning all over the top of the pork and sides. Pat the seasoning down.
- Place roasting pan in the oven and cook for 18-25 minutes. Time will depend on the size of the meat. Have a thermometer ready and start checking internal temperature after 18 minutes.
- For juicy pork, it’s important not to overcook it. Cook pork until the internal temperature of the thickest side reads 145ºF.
- Take it out and let it rest for about 5-10 minutes before cutting into it.
- Expert tip: remember it's completely normal to see a slightly pink hue in the center of pork.
Notes
Silverskin: Silverskin is a white, shimmery connective tissue running along the outside of the tenderloin. To remove it, simply slide a sharp, thin knife under it and slide it across to separate from the meat. Try not to cut off any actual meat with it.
Nutrition
Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 768mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 2mg