The Well Plated Cookbook is now available! Grilled Pork Tenderloin was a well-intentioned attempt to break out of our weeknight dinner rut. But here’s the thing: when you grill juicy, perfect pork tenderloin, it’s all you crave multiple grilled pork tenderloin in a row! A maple-mustard marinade that takes seconds to stir together infuses the pork with robust flavor, tenderizes it, and helps it to maintain juiciness.
That kind of speed—and the fact that you can marinate pork tenderloin up to one day in advance—makes it ideal for quick-and-easy weeknight meals. The acid in the marinade tenderizes the pork. The salt allows it to retain more moisture. Check out this post on Grilled Chicken Breast for more information on the importance of salting meat prior to cooking it. Yep, it’s that bossy all-caps again!
Pork loin will not become more tender the longer you cook it. Once you overcook, it’s game over. This Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin has gravy to cover your mistakes, but not every pork recipe will bail you out this way. I should all-caps this too, but I’m giving you a break. Resting gives the juices time to reincorporate into the meat. If you cut the pork right away, all of those yummy, critical juices will run all over the plate, instead of back into your pork.