Pork Tenderloin + Stuffing. Your Ideas.

[Mylegsbig]

Does anybody have any ideas, anything at all, to help me with tommorow night's dinner.

I want to grill a pork tenderloin over coals on my BBQ pit, and make some DELICIOUS home made dressing/stuffing.

I dont eat giblets or any of that crap.

Any ideas? on a theme?

Maybe i should soak some chips in apple juice and then throw them over my coals to smoke the tenderloin?

 

[GB]

I have only recently gotten into cooking pork (the good Jew that I am) so I am not expert at all, but fruit seems to go really well with it. Maybe you could make some sort of compote?

 

[elaine l]

A friend of mine prepared one with dried fruits and garlic. Then he grilled it. It was rather tasty.

 

[GB]

The pork might be to mild for this, but maybe do a peppercorn crust since you just got those great peppercorns?

 

[Mylegsbig]

GB Okay...Okay..Now we're on to something.

What type of sweetness like as in dried fruits, or what type of nuts, would go with a peppercorn crust?

Also, anyone have a great TNT stuffing/dressing recipe? Really traditional, not a bunch of ingredients.

Also, can i make my stuffing out of bread i just got at the bakery or does it have to be day old bread.

 

[GB]

I was thinking something like apples and cranberries for fruit.

Fresh bread can always be used. Just dry it out a bit in a low oven if you need that day old bread texture.

 

[Mylegsbig]

Okay GB - We got somethin going.

Peppercorn crust, cranberries stuffed inside - Now what else could be stuffed inside?

Any kind of nuts? What fresh herbs?

heh...thanks for your help. let's work this out step by step.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Mylegsbig.....Do you have a pork loin or a pork tenderloin?

 

[lyndalou]

Whatever kind of nuts you use, I would recommend toasting them first. Much more flavorful. I would make a bread stuffing then add the dried cranberries, toasted nuts, some fresh sage, s&p. You will need to moisten the stuffing with stock .

 

[GB]

Some sort of mild nut would be good. My first thought would be macadamias (sp?). For herbs I would maybe think rosemary. Garlic might not be bad to add as well.

 

[Mylegsbig]

Im going to buy a pork tenderloin. the ones that look like a beef tenderloin

cheers

Yes i will toast the nuts. I have a pecan tree. Would Pecans go with cranberries?

 

[Mylegsbig]

Okay..... Now i want to stuff this pork tenderloin.

What is the best way to go about doing that?

pictures would be cool.

 

[Loprraine]

I stuff my pork tenderloin with this mixture, and grill it. Saute some shallots. add chopped mushrooms, (whatever I have fresh), and a bit of chopped garlic, S & P. Add some chopped apple. When softened, add some white wine and cook down. When almost all liquid is gone, take off the heat and add enough fresh breadcrumbs to bind. I usually add a good dose fresh thyme or summer savoury to it. When cool, stuff the tenderloin, tie, and grill.

 

[keltin]

A pork Tenderloin is fairly small. You could stuff it, but I think they're best just grilled whole and sliced. The tenderloin is incredibly tender and juicy. And grills very well. But, stuffing is definitely an option.

A pork loin on the other hand is huge. It’s not as tender as a tenderloin, but it’s certainly not tough at all. That’s a lot of meat. Some people do cook them whole, but most will cut a loin down into a roast or two, chops, and stir-fry scraps. It's much easier to stuff a loin. I also like to just grill a loin roast whole over medium coals.

Which cut are you getting?

 

[Mylegsbig]

Tenderloin.

How hard is it to stuff one? I mean just a lil pocket of stuffing in the middle.

So far im putting Garlic, Shallots, Cranberries, some type of nut....and some type of fresh herb.

Not sure which yet.

 

[keltin]

Tenderloin.

How hard is it to stuff one? I mean just a lil pocket of stuffing in the middle.

It’s not hard. Ever butterfly a loin chop? Same principal, except you fold it back together after you’ve stuffed it. You'll want to tie it as well.....or at least pin it together.

 

[Mylegsbig]

ill look up some pics. ive never butterflied a loin chop either. i rarely if ever cook pork...

 

[Constance]

I think just a good sage dressing with some chopped dried apricots would be great. Sage is so good with pork. I would also add a little thyme and perhaps a pinch of rosemary.

 

[Jeff G.]

Roasted red peppers go great with pork loin!!

You can coat a loin with red pepper relish and grill it--very tasty..

 

[Loprraine]

Myles, if I can do it, it's not hard!!1I make a deep slit in it, stuff it and tie it off. It cooks really quickly.

Constance, the sage / apricot one sounds great!