Cider-Soy Pork Tenderloin

Name: Cider-Soy Pork Tenderloin
Yield: makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups apple cider; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup bottled smoke; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; One 2-pound pork tenderloin; Vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon cheater dry rub (you pick, pages 45 to 47)

January 24, 2012

No, even we can’t live only on pulled pork barbecue. Now that we’ve taken you through the fat trenches with delicious pulled pork aplenty, here’s sensible lean tenderloin that’s quick to brine and broil. Don’t overcook it, or it will taste like sensible shoes. Take the flavor in any direction with your choice of dry rub. The cider-soy brine is essential for keeping the “tender” in the ultralean tenderloin and adds a nice penetrating flavor that’s impossible to get with a quick topical seasoning. Change up the brine to keep things interesting. Any of the brines on pages 77 to 78 will perform the same juicy service.

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