Get It Together Woman: Easy Pork Tenderlion

Tenderloin Medallions

" GET IT TOGETHER WOMAN!" That has been my mantra of late. September is a busy time of year in my house, and while much of it can be fun; with all the craziness also follows the disorganization (I think they are in cahoots together). After one particularly long day where I woke up and realized there was no coffee left in the cupboard and my kids had eaten pizza in some form or other for the last 3 days, I thought enough was enough. I needed to take an extra 5 minutes and try to plan ahead, in the name of sanity and full bellies. Fake it till you make it right?

In the name of planning ahead, in the morning (yes, the morning) before you leave the house, take a gallon size ziplock bag and put in:

2 Pork tenderloins about 1 pound each (total of 2 pounds)
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
A few dashes garlic powder
1 stem fresh rosemary, chopped

Shake up all the ingredients and let those babies marinate.

When you are ready to make dinner, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put pork tenderloins, along with marinade, into a 9x11 baking dish. Make little slits along the pork tenderloin and stuff in half a garlic clove. I usually put 5-6 per tenderloin. Season the pork with pepper. Bake pork for 45 minutes, basting every 10 minutes or so. After 45 minutes, cover the dish with aluminum foil and let pork rest about 10 minutes before slicing. I like to serve this pork with mashed potatoes and braised cabbage. My favorite recipe for braised cabbage can be found Here.

Pork Tenderloin isn't exactly, photogenic, but you get the idea....

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