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Interval Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Published: Nov 17, 2014 · Modified: Jan 19, 2021 · About 3 minutes to read this article. · By Kim Nielsen

Simple recipe for interval roasted pork tenderloin. By roasting the tenderloin in intervals gives the meat a perfect pink color and keeps it juicy and tasteful.
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Recipe for Interval Roasted Pork Tenderloin

If you want to cook a perfectly pieces of meat, where all the juices and taste are contained in the meat, this can be done in several ways. A rule of thumb says that the lower heat the better. This recipe shows you how you can cook the perfect pork tenderloin so that the meat gets super juicy and a delicious pink color. When we are talking about a pork tenderloin the temperature must not exceed 60 C (140 F) - above this temperature the meat starts to get grey and dried. Ideally the temperature in the oven should be set to 60 C (140 F) but then are we talking about a cooking time of maybe 24-hour, and most people don't have that amount of time.

In this recipe the meat cooks in several intervals - first the meat gets 10 minutes in the oven and then 10 minutes of resting on the kitchen table and so on. The amount of intervals you need to give the meat depends on the ovens temperature and the size of the meat. We normally use an oven temperature of 160 C (320 F), and then it takes about 1 hour to cook a normal-sized pork tenderloin. However, the lower temperature the better, it is only the cooking time that increases. The tenderloin is done when the core temperature reaches about 55-60 C (130-140 F).

If the meat reaches its core temperature before your guests arrives or before you are ready to serve the meat - then you can turn the ovens heat down to 60 C (140 F). Then the meat will not get overcooked but stay warm and ready to be served.

We normally serve this kind of meat together with a nice salad like this red cabbage salad with oranges and pomegranate.

Interval Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Simple recipe for interval roasted pork tenderloin. By roasting the tenderloin in intervals gives the meat a perfect pink color and keeps it juicy and tasteful.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Pork tenderloin
Servings: 4 people
Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 600 g pork tenderloin
  • salt
  • oil (for frying)

Instructions

  • Start by cutting away most fat and tendons from the pork tenderloin. There is a large and long tendon at the top of the tenderloin that needs to be removed.
  • Season the tenderloin with salt and pepper, and fry it on a very hot frying pan for maximum 1-2 minutes. We want a crisp outside and raw meat inside.
  • Place the tenderloin in an oven proof pan. Preheat the oven to 160 C (320 F) and cook it for 10 minutes.
  • After the 10 minutes of cooking, take the tenderloin out of the oven and let it rest on the kitchen table for 10 minutes. Continue with the 10 minutes of cooking and 10 minutes of resting until the core temperature is 55-60 C (130-140 F). This should take about 3-4 cycles, however the temperature is the important factor.
  • When the core temperature is reached let the tenderloin rest for about 5 minutes and then cut it in nice and thick slices. Serve right away.

Notes

Serve the meat together with a nice salad.

Recipe for Interval Roasted Pork Tenderloin

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Comments

  1. Charlotte

    May 01, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    Cooked this recipe yesterday and it was the most delicious pork we've ever tasted!! Thank you for such a wonderful recipe. Can't wait to do it again.

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    • Kim Nielsen

      May 02, 2017 at 12:21 pm

      Hi Charlotte. Thanks for your nice comment. I am happy that you like this pork. It's also one of my favorite :-)

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