Pork Tenderloin with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Capers

Name: Pork Tenderloin with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Capers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, chopped; 1 tablespoon capers, chopped; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1 pound pork tenderloin; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

posted by Sharon Chen on Jun 14, 2016 (updated Aug 26, 2020) 9 comments »

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I was going through my recipe index the other day and discovered a shocking fact. Out of 137 recipes on this site so far, there are only three pork recipes. Whoa…

Just to be clear, I don’t hate pork. As a matter of fact, I love food, all kinds of food. The lack of pork recipe on my blog was quite surprising to me. Now that I’ve noticed it, I thought it’s time to add some pork dishes into the index to balance things out, starting with this super easy Pork Tenderloin with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Capers.

Pork Tenderloin with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Capers

Guys! You are not going to believe how simple this recipe is. Allow me to walk you through the total 25 minutes of the cooking process.

Before you do anything, you want to bring 1/4 cup butter to the room temperature. If you are in a rush, you could throw it in a microwave for a few seconds, but note that you don’t want to melt the butter completely. You just want it to be softened when a fork can easily cut through the butter.

Next, chop up some sun-dried tomatoes and capers. Add them into the softened butter and mix well. At this point, your butter should be very soft and creamy. Allow the butter to be infused by the tomatoes and capers nicely.

Now let’s work on the pork tenderloin. There are basically three steps – season, sear and roast.

Before seasoning the pork, I would suggest that you cut the pork tenderloin into four pieces as it’s going to be a lot easier when we sear the meat on all sides. A little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper are all you need for seasoning the pork. To sear, heat up a skillet for about two minutes. If you have a cast iron skillet, use that! If you don’t, that’s fine. Just prepare a roasting pan by lining it with foil. You will need to transfer the seared the pork into the roasting pan for baking.

In the recipe video, I sear the pork just until the sides are not pink anymore. Want a crispy skin for your pork? Sear it for a little longer until it’s browned, around 2-3 minutes on each side. You can really lock in the flavor this way. Transfer the pork to the prepared roasting pan. If you are using a cast iron skillet, then no transferring is necessary. Now we are going to put on the good stuff – the infused butter! Spread half of the butter mixture on top of the meat before you insert it into the oven that’s been preheated to 375°F. This will allow the butter slowly melt all over the pork while baking. And you are going to top the roasted pork with the other half of the butter mixture.

The last step is to sprinkle chopped fresh parsley onto the entire dish to make it irresistibly beautiful. Talk about feeding your eyes first! This pork tenderloin is extremely tender and juicy. Don’t take my word for it. Try it! I promise that you won’t be disappointed!

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