This herb covered pork tenderloin will melt in your mouth and leave you wanting more. Plus there's butter. A lot of it. Can it get any better than that?
1 meat thermometer with long wire (so probe is in the oven and screen is outside the oven for monitoring)
Ingredients
1pork tenderloinabout 1.5lbs
2tbspoil or bacon grease
4tbspbutter
1tspsaltor to taste
2tspgarlic powder
2tspeach of basil, oregano, thyme, parsley and sage
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Thaw 1 frozen pork tenderloin completely.
Cover both sides of the tenderloin with salt.
In a large pan with heated oil or grease, sear the outside of the tenderloin for about 5 minutes on each side on medium to low heat. Outside should be a nice brown.
Put the tenderloin in a baking pan and cover with the spices.
Cut the butter into thins slices and cover the tenderloin.
Put your meat thermometer in the thickest part of the meat.
Cover the baking dish and put in 350 degree oven.
Watch meat temperature and remove from oven when it reaches 145 degrees.
Let meat rest, covered, for about 5 minutes to retain juices. Temperature will rise about 5 degrees, that's fine.
Remove cover, slice meat against the grain and enjoy with potatoes or vegetables!