Grape Jelly & Sriracha Pork Tenderloin

I had never tried making pork tenderloin before giving this recipe a whirl and I can say for a fact that I will be making it again … and again … and again.  It was awesome!

You’re probably thinking “Grape jelly & sriracha?  Is this girl nuts?” and I don’t blame you, because I thought the combo was a bit weird as well.  But since I was feeling adventurous and had all of the ingredients in my pantry, I thought “Ah, what the heck?!”  Well, am I ever glad I tested it out, because it was DELISH.  The flavour combo was really different and super yummy.  And the recipe itself was so easy to throw together and tasted like I spent hours slaving over dinner.  My husband even went so far as to say that it tasted just as good – and if not better – than anything he had ever ordered in a restaurant.  Whoohooo!

Here’s what you’ll need to make Grape Jelly & Sriracha Pork Tenderloin…

Measure out 1/2 cup of your favourite BBQ sauce (this is just what I had in my fridge)…

Add in the grape jelly …

Now for the Worcestershire sauce …

And sriracha …

Whisk everything together (I ended up having to transfer the mixture to a bigger measuring cup) …

Pour half of the mixture into the Ziploc bag, covering the pork tenderloin …

Squeeze all of the excess air out of the bag and place it in the fridge for an hour or overnight to marinate …

Place pork tenderloin on a foil lined tray and bake for 20 minutes at 500° (or until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°).  You can also do it on the BBQ if you’d prefer, which I may try next time for a change …

Remove the pork tenderloin from the oven once it’s done cooking and wrap it with aluminum foil to rest for a few minutes …

 

Slice that sucker up …

And enjoy …

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pork tenderloin
• ½ cup BBQ sauce
• ¼ cup grape jelly
• 2 Tbsp sriracha sauce
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

• Place pork tenderloin into a large Ziploc  bag
• Whisk together BBQ sauce, grape jelly, sriracha sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and pepper
• Pour half of BBQ sauce mixture over pork tenderloin
• Remove excess air from Ziploc bag and seal
• Place pork tenderloin in refrigerator for an hour to overnight to marinate
• Cover remaining marinade with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for later use
• Bake or grill pork tenderloin until it has reached an internal temperature of 160° F
• Remove from oven or grill and wrap with aluminum foil for 5 to 10 minutes to rest
• When ready to serve, brush with additional BBQ sauce
• Serve with additional sauce on the side

I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

~ Jackie