Back to Categories

Back to Pork

    Kat's Garlic Cilantro Tenderloin

1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup roasted garlic and oil, ingredients follow
12 cloves peeled garlic
1/4 cup vegetable oil

1. Cut tenderloins crosswise into 1-inch pieces, flatten slightly. Combine next five ingredients; marinate pork in mixture 4 hours, refrigerated. Remove pork from marinade; pan broil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes per side.

2. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon of Garlic-Cilantro Butter. Serve with rice, if desired.

3. Garlic-Cilantro Butter: Process together 1/2 pound butter, 1/4 cup fresh cilantro and 2 tablespoons EACH roasted garlic and lime juice.

 Serve with ;Lynn's Spanish RiceM16 and Kat's Guacamole SaladM21 and Kat's Pinto Beans & FrijolesM24 and Kat's Flour Tortilla  BR26 or   Potatoes or Shanna's Fried OkraV10

• African savannahs are the richest grasslands in the world, supporting many indigenous plants and animals, including the world's greatest concentration of large mammals.