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Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin with Ginger, Honey and Rosemary

Name: Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin with Ginger, Honey and Rosemary
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds pork tenderloin; ¼ cup honey; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced); 1 clove garlic (minced); ½ lemon (juiced); 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary (chopped); salt and freshly ground black pepper

If you've ever worried about over-cooking pork tenderloin and serving tough dry pork, you can stop worrying right now with this recipe. Cooking sous vide pork tenderloin will take away all your concerns. The gentle slow cooking delivers pork that is full of flavor AND moisture every time.

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If I were asked to convince someone about the benefits of sous vide cooking, I might suggest they make this recipe. Pork tenderloin cooked in a sous vide water bath is an excellent example of all the benefits of sous vide cooking – prevent over-cooking, give you moist results, and pack a lot of flavor into a meal.

Pork tenderloin in a bag with rosemary, ginger, garlic, honey and lemon on a marble countertop.

Pork tenderloin is a lean piece of pork that is very easily over-cooked. Because it is relatively small, just a few minutes can take it from being perfect to being dry. When you cook it in a sous vide water bath, however, that thin margin of error expands and you can let it cook for as little as 1½ hours or for as long as 4 hours and still have a perfectly cooked piece of meat. That gives you the comfort of time – you don’t have to be ready for dinner at a specific time based on when the pork is going to be finished AND you don’t have to start dinner at a precise time in order to put dinner on the table right at 7pm. Let your mind worry about side dishes, dessert, kids homework, or whatever else might trouble you. The pork is going to be just fine and will be ready when you are.

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Two pork tenderloins cooking in a sous vide water bath.

Because the pork basically cooks in its own juices (along with the marinade) in a sealed bag, there is nowhere for the moisture to disappear to, no way for it to evaporate. Sous vide takes all the guess work out of cooking. You don’t even need an instant read thermometer to check the internal temperature because by setting the temperature of the water you are cooking in, and leaving the pork there for at least 1 ½ hours, you already know the pork is cooked to that temperature. That is some comfortable cooking.

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Sous vide pork tenderloin sliced on a white platter with carrots.

Finally, being able to put all the flavors you want into the marinade and cook the pork in those juices, ensures that all the flavor you crave will infuse into the pork. Plus, the juices left in the bag make the basis for a sauce for the final dish. Once you are ready, sear the cooked pork in a hot skillet for just a minute or two. The honey content in the marinade browns very quickly, giving the pork a beautifully brown seared appearance without over-cooking the inside. Then, pour the juices from the bag into the pan after you’ve seared the pork. Let them reduce while you slice the pork tenderloin into ½-inch slices. By the time you have the pork on the plate, the sauce is ready to go.

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Sous vide pork tenderloin with carrots and a side salad on a white plate.

You’re left with a beautiful meal with tender, moist pork, perfectly cooked and a sauce to pour over the top. Dinner rarely gets more simple than that!

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Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin with Ginger, Honey and Rosemary

Nutrition Info Print Recipe

Prep Time: 10 m
Cook Time: 2 h
Total Time: 2 h 10 m
Servings:
3

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds pork tenderloin
¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
1 clove garlic minced
½ lemon juiced
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Pre-heat the sous vide water bath to 145°F.
Season all sides of the pork tenderloin with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Combine the honey, olive oil, ginger, garlic, and lemon juice in a bowl and then pour it into a freezer zipper-sealable plastic bag. Add the pork tenderloin and massage it to coat it well with the marinade. Place the rosemary sprigs around the sides of the tenderloin. Remove as much of the air as possible from the bag by submerging the bag in the water up to the zipper seal (don’t let any water into the bag), and allowing the water to displace the air in the bag. Seal the bag and drop it into the water bath.
Cook the pork in the sous vide bath for at least 1½ hours, or as long as 4 hours.
Remove the pork tenderloin from the bag and dry it lightly with clean paper towels. Discard the rosemary sprigs, but reserve the cooking juices in the bag.
Pre-heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add a little olive oil to the pan and sear the pork tenderloin on all sides until nicely browned. Transfer the tenderloin to a cutting board, cover with foil and let it rest for a few minutes.
Pour the reserved cooking juices into the sauté pan and bring to a simmer. Reduce the sauce for a few minutes until it has thickened. Add the chopped rosemary and season to taste. Slice the pork tenderloin and transfer the slices to a serving platter. Pour the sauce on top. Garnish with the fresh rosemary sprigs.

Enjoy,

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