Fancy Pork Tenderloin Made Easy

 

Do you ever have those moments when you're reading "Real Simple", or your walking through a gourmet shoppe, and you look at the food, and you're like, "*sigh*, wouldn't it be great to have the time to make that?" (Please tell me that I'm not alone in my foodsanity.)

 

If so, this is the fancy dinner for you.  It takes five-minutes of prep, 40-60 minutes in the oven, and then it's time for dinner!

 

Cara's Fancy Pork Tenderloin

 

 

You'll need:

• 1-2 lbs of pork tenderloin
• 1 foot of butcher's twine
• 4-5 slices of bacon/pancetta
• 2 sprigs of rosemary
• Salt and pepper

 

Instructions:

• Preheat your oven to 425-degrees farenheit.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the pork tenderloin.
• Wrap the bacon/pancetta slices around, or over the top of the tenderloin.
• Place the rosemary on top of the bacon/pancetta wrapped tenderloin.
• Hold the rosemary/pancetta-bacon in place with one hand.  Wrap the tenderloin in twine so that the bacon-pancetta/rosemary stays in place.
• Fill a baking pan with 1inch of water.
• Place in the oven in a medium rack (it will dry out on the top rack).
• Lower the heat to 375-degrees farenheit.
• Cook for 40-60 minutes depending on weight.
• **If you feel that your bacon/pancetta hasn't gotten crispy enough for your liking, heat a skillet to medium-high heat.  Place the tenderloin on the skillet, bacon/pancetta side down, and allow it to crisp up for 2 minutes.
• Feel free to add some mixed veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions) to the bottom of the pan to cook with the tenderloin.  Yum!
 

Enjoy!