This easy dinner recipe is also an easy clean up. You need only a broiling pan and a cutting board to make the complete meal. The menu features broiled pork tenderloin and broiled vegetables. Add a nice slice of bread to round out the meal. The vegetables are broiled right alongside the meat for a quick, easy dinner recipe that is sure to please.
Garlic Ginger Pork Tenderloin Dinner
3/4 pound pork tenderloin
one Tablespoon garlic, minced
one Tablespoon fresh ginger root, minced
seasoned salt
one large onion, sliced thin
two small yellow squash or zucchini squash
two medium size tomatoes
1-2 Tablespoons olive oil few drops balsamic vinegar (optional)
kosher salt
1. Preheat the broiler
2. Combine the ginger and garlic. Pierce the tenderloin all over the surface forming little pockets. Rub the ginger and garlic mixture into these pockets. Season the outside well with seasoning salt.
3. Place onto a broiler pan. Slice the onions, squash and tomatoes for broiling. Slice the squash in half lengthwise and the tomatoes crosswise. Slice the onion into slices and place on the broiler pan, cut side up, around the pork tenderloin.
4. Brush the onions, squash and tomatoes with oil, and then sprinkle with kosher salt. Optional: sprinkle the tomatoes with a little balsamic vinegar.
5. Broil four – six inches from the heat for eight minutes.
6. Turn the pork tenderloin over. Broil for another six minutes.
7. When the pork is done, transfer to a cutting board and let rest for five minutes.
8. Cut the pork into thin slices and arrange on dinner plates with the onion, squash and tomato. Enjoy!
You can roast any other vegetables you desire with this easy dinner recipe as well. Use sliced peppers, leftover boiled or baked potatoes or sweet potatoes.
This easy dinner recipe for pork tenderloin prepared is very with garlic and ginger, but it is delicious! It is worth the effort to make the pockets for the ginger and garlic. The spiciness penetrates the meat. If you do not want to be bothered making the pockets, then coat the meat with the spices on the outside. I prefer Lawry’s Seasoned Salt for coating the outside, give it a good sprinkle. The salty spiciness makes this dish.
You can prepare a pork loin this way as well, but it will need to cook much longer. Usually, when preparing a loin, I prepare it this way, and then put it on the grill for about 30 – 45 minutes or until done.
