perfect pork tenderloin

🥘 Ingredients

• • pork tenderloin
• • salt and pepper
• • seasoning

📝 Instructions

1. 1 adjust cooking time + / - according to your individual oven
2. 2 notice: if you have a very old oven that is not well insulated , this recipe may not work for you , as heat retention / residual heat is important to the success of this recipe
3. 3 determine the exact weight of roast from the meat wrapper
4. 4 weight will determine how long to cook the roast
5. 5 preheat oven to 500 degrees
6. 6 remove tenderloin from refrigerator
7. 7 season meat as desired
8. 8 place seasoned meat in an uncovered roasting pan on a shelf in the bottom 1 / 3 of your oven
9. 9 bake exactly 5 1 / 2 minutes per pound
10. 10 adjust + / - according to your oven's accuracy and heat retention
11. 11 if you have an oven probe or thermometer that has a wire that goes through the side of the oven door , by all means use it and set the temperature alarm for 140 degrees
12. 12 remove meat from oven when alarm alert goes off
13. 13 turn oven off and do not open oven door for 45 to 1 hour , or sooner if you are using a probe thermometer and it alerts that internal meat temp is at 140 degrees
14. 14 remove pork from oven , lightly cover with foil , and let rest 5-10 minutes to redistribute internal juices
15. 15 roast should be done , very slightly pink in the center , and very moist
16. 16 after resting 10 minutes , the roast should reach a safe 145-150 degrees
17. 17 according to sara moulton on foodtv , trichinosos is killed at 138 degrees , and 145 is a safe temperature for pork , although the usda recommends 160 degrees
18. 18 if the center of the meat is not a little pink , it is overcooked !
19. 19 variation: to make roasted veggies along with the tenderloin , peel carrots and potatoes , and cut into about 1-inch cubes
20. 20 season as desired and drizzle with a little oil
21. 21 add vegetables to pan around pork tenderloin
22. 22 cook tenderloin as instructed above
23. 23 the roasted potatoes and carrots should be done when the roast is done
24. 24 you may need to adjust the size of the potatoes and carrots depending upon the weight of your tenderloin and how long you cook it