A Perfect Pork Tenderloin Roast from a Classic Cookbook
My passion for cooking began in 1978, when a beautiful woman in St. Louis, Missouri introduced me to Bon Appetit magazine and The Good Cook, a cookbook mail-order club. From this cookbook club, I ordered my very first cookbook! My collection of cookbooks grew to nearly 500 books since then, many of which I have given away as gifts to my adult kids to start their own collections.
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Considered a true classic today in the culinary literature, I chose The New York Times Cookbook written by the late Craig Claiborne in 1961! Today in original form with dust cover this cookbook sells for around $70.00 as a collectible. At the time that I bought it in 1978, I had no idea that it would someday be considered so important in the culinary world.
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This cookbook is the source for this incredibly savory, delicious, and perfect pork tenderloin roast. If you’re lucky you have this book in your collection and/or library. The pork sizzles in a lemony, olive oil, garlic and herbal sauce that blends wonderfully into the pork while roasting! I’ve never made a better pork roast and I don’t think that I ever will. This recipe is extremely easy to prepare and it is quite simply . . . perfect in taste!
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Here’s the recipe for A Perfect Pork Tenderloin Roast from a Classic Cookbook!
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Perfect Pork Tenderloin Roast with Garlic and Herbs
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Ingredients
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- 1 4–lb pork tenderloin
Marinade (double or triple the following, I do this every time so that there is an Au Jus to drizzle on top of each guest’s entree If you use the amounts below, there is hardly any juice left in the pan to pass around)
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive
- 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp. thyme (not in powdered form)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced through a garlic press (rather than one clove indicated in the recipe)
I ALSO generously sprinkle all sides of the tenderloin with
- Accent (eliminate if you have an MSG allergy)
- Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb Seasoning
- Nature’s Seasoning
Instructions
- Puncture the tenderloin with large, gaping holes/gashes on all four sides (for the sauce to penetrate into the meat and not just glaze it on the surface).
- Generously sprinkle the tenderloin with the 3 commercial seasonings above (Accent, Mrs. Dash, and Nature’s Seasoning).
- Blend the olive oil, lemon juice, thyme and garlic together in a small bowl (again don’t forget to double or triple the ingredients).
- Pour the sauce over the entire seasoned pork tenderloin, with fatty side facing up in a baking pan.
- Bake, uncovered, and roast for 2 to 2-1/2 hours at 350 degrees or 45 minutes per pound or 170 – 185 internal degrees on a meat thermometer.
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Enjoy this delightful pork roast!
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I serve this roast with my mother’s outrageously delicious Italian garlic and rosemary roast potatoes!
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Click on this link for my mother’s incredible Italian Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic
The roast, juice, potatoes, and a croissant perfectly plated and smelling so incredible!
A close-up shot to show off the beautiful bronze glaze of the sauce with the herbs and spices all over!
One last close up of Mom’s Roast Potatoes with the olive oil, rosemary, and garlic finish!
Please correct me if Im wrong … pork tenderloin and pork loin are different cuts of meat. this looks looks like a pork loin not a tenderloin. I’d never cook a tenderloin for that long… plus i doubt i could find a four pound tenderloin.
Sounds and looks terrific. I’ll make this tomorrow.
Question; do you really use all three of the commercial seasonings, Accent, Dash and Nature’s Seasoning?
Thanks again for your great website.
Hi Lawrence, It sounds crazy, but yes I sprinkle these 3 seasonings on the roast, and actually use them on all meat and fish that I prepare. My family likes the combination of spices a lot. Thanks so much for your visit and great question! Roz
Wondering if you have ever added to potatoes, carrots, onions to the pork loin roasting pan? IF so, How was the result?
Looks fantastic!! Quick quesyion. You call it a marinade but don’t mention if you marinate for period of time before cooking. Should I marinate for a few hours before with all that goodness?
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I just made this – and it was delicious. Current FDA suggestions say cook pork to 150. I made this and pulled the tenderloin out when the thermometer read 150 – and it was melt in your mouth perfection.
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Currently making these dishes! Smells divine! THank you!
Tried this recipes it was delicious my family ate it all
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Oh my! I have to make this recipe for the Man…
~ Gabriela ~
Amazing sounding and looks awesome! I will be trying this. We do sweet potatoes at our house with rosemary and garlic and know my kids will love these also.
Everything about this looks good to me, down the the browned bits on the potatoes. Garlic and rosemary are my favorites on roasted spuds. yum!
I just found your blog and am so glad I did. I can’t wait to make this.
Thanks for sharing!
Nancy
I’m drooling from here. Wow. Love that beautiful crusty golden pork…the potatoes are equally mouth watering. Yum!
That sounds(and looks) so good! Thanks for stopping by my blog to say hi. I’m going to have to do some reasearch and see if you have tips on how you take such fabulous photos of the (amazing) food you make. I’m hungry just looking at all of it. Have a great evening!
Adelaide@Norwegian Phoenix
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This looks amazing! Wouldn’t you know that I have pork tenderloin thawing on the counter . . .
Thanks for sharing!
What a perfect classic meal. One of my first cookbooks was The Joy of Cooking and a Betty Crocker cookbook. I will be making this dish in the future. And I love roasted garlic potatoes. What a great meal!
That is a lot of cookbooks 🙂
Your roast is gorgeous and the potatoes alone look amazing…beautiful flavors!
I haven’t done roated pork tenderloin! Yours look perfect!
Truly mouth watering!
Delicious! Love those potatoes, too.
Love you blog it is beautiful! I am now following you though the Sunday blog hop! I can’t wait to check in for yummy dinner ideas… Feel free to follow me. 🙂
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I just found your site today and have been here now for about 2 hrs. Love it and will be making something from it tonight.
That looks SO flavorful and delicious! Beautiful job 🙂
Yay the famous Pork Tenderloin recipe Roz! I was just thinking this morning about my very first cookbooks whioch were the Silver Palate series. Those ladies turned me on to some bold flavours which seem perfectly ordinary today!
Julie and Max, Susan, Kim and Ann,
Thanks for the compliments; but they all go to the original author…the sauce is unbelievable! Kim, I’m so glad that I held on to this cookbook, along with my Julia Childs and The Joy of Cooking. They may be old, but they are sure great resources in the kitchen!
Now even though I do not care for pork ,but my husband loves it so I am going to try this as it looks really nice 🙂
~Sharon~
Candace, Anne, Claudia, and Catherine – It is a super-delicious meal and the potatoes are over the top! I hope you print it off for future reference to try sometime.
This truly looks like a wonderful meal. Pork and roasted potatoes is a wonderful combo
Roz – You captured the deliciousness of the pork roast wonderfully! I love all those browned and glazed bits on the outside. No doubt that this is a stunning meal and one where there are surely no leftovers!
It sounds like this is one of your favorite and most treasured cookbooks.
Now that roast looks and sounds yummified. Susan
This looks and sounds delicious! Will have to give it a try 🙂
The potatoes sound wonderful Roz! And the pork looks so juicy and tender. Wonderful post~
look at those fabulous potatoes, my family would flip for this dish wonderful photo’s too!
that looks like a delicious meal! And your photos are superb, happy sunday, anne
What a beautiful meal! I’ve been thinking about roasted potatoes lately. I think they are going to have to appear on our menu really soon.