Jamaican Pork Tenderloin Recipes

JAMAICAN PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the orange juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, onion, green onions, jalapeno, thyme, salt, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and pepper. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight., Drain and discard marinade. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Prepare the grill for indirect heat using a drip pan. , Place pork over drip pan and grill, covered, over indirect medium-hot heat for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN BBQ PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Combine the ginger, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, cloves, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt & the black pepper.
• Rub spice mixture over the pork.
• Let stand 15 minutes.
• Combine the honey, tomato paste, vinegar and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Stir to blend. Set aside.
• Broil pork @ medium-high heat, about 3 minutes each side.
• Reduce heat, continue cooking about 14-16 minutes.
• Baste with honey-tomato glaze.
• Cook until pork is slightly pink in the center.
• Cool on a cutting board for 5 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• trim fat from pork.
• Combine lime juice and next 5 ingredients in a large heavy duty, zip top plastic bag.
• Add pork; seal bag, and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Remove pork from bag, reserving marinade.
• Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium coals.
• Place pork on rack and grill covered, 30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees, turning and basting pork occasionally with reserved marinade.
• Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Serve with chutney.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix jerk seasoning with the oil in a small bowl (this will thin it and cut the heat). Trim any excess fat from the pork loin, leaving a thin-layered wide strip down the center of the top. Evenly rub the entire pork loin with the jerk seasoning mixture. Place pork loin in a shallow greased roasting pan, and bake for 20 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking for about 1 more hour, or until a meat thermometer stuck in the thickest part reads 145 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

JAVANESE PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Dissolve the salt and brown sugar in 1/4 cup warm water. Pour into a large resealable plastic bag with remaining 2 3/4 cups water. Place pork in bag, seal, and refrigerate overnight.
• In a small, microwavable bowl, combine peanut butter, sake, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, peanut oil, chili paste, chili sauce, garlic, ginger root, green onions, and cilantro. Microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute to melt peanut butter; mix thoroughly.
• Reserve 1/2 to 3/4 cup of this peanut sauce to serve as a sauce for the cooked meat; refrigerate until ready to use. Pour remaining sauce into a resealable plastic bag. Remove pork from brine; discard brine. Rinse pork, pat dry, and place in the bag with the peanut sauce marinade. Refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat grill for medium heat. Take pork out of peanut sauce marinade; let sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Pour marinade in small saucepan. Heat to a boil, and boil for 3 minutes. If marinade gets too thick, add a little milk to thin.
• Lightly oil grill grate, and arrange tenderloins on grill. When pork reaches 125 degrees F (50 degrees C), baste with the boiled marinade. Watch pork carefully after basting so that it doesn't burn. Use a bbq spatula to roll the pork around while cooking. Grill pork tenderloins until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F (63 degrees C); this should take about 15 minutes. Pull off the grill, and let sit for 5 minutes before slicing into thin rounds.
• Warm the reserved sauce in the microwave, and place a dollop of the sauce on each plate. Place pork slices on top of sauce to serve.

BACON-WRAPPED JAMAICAN JERK PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine brown sugar, jerk seasoning, paprika, thyme, oregano, seafood seasoning, and crushed red pepper in a bowl; rub generously all over the tenderloin. Wrap with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Coat lightly with oil and place in a loaf pan or casserole dish. Sprinkle any remaining spice rub on top, cover with some diced onion, and surround with remaining onion.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until pork is slightly pink in the center, 45 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).