Apricot Pork Tenderloin
Course: Main DishServings
4
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Elevate your barbecue game with Wholesome!‘s Apricot Pork Tenderloin with Backyard BBQ Rub and Apricot BBQ Sauce. This flavorful dish features tender pork tenderloin marinated in a delicious apricot-based BBQ rub and served with a sweet and tangy apricot BBQ sauce. Perfect for grilling or smoking.
Ingredients
Pork Tenderloin
- For the Sweet Apple Brine
Apple Juice
Wholesome! Light Brown Sugar
Kosher Salt
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Fresh Thyme
Fresh sage Leaves
- For the Backyard BBQ Rub
Kosher Salt
Wholesome! Organic Turbinado Sugar or Wholesome! Raw Cane Sugar
Simply Organic Paprika
Simply Organic Garlic Powder
Simply Organic Onion Powder
Ground Yellow Mustard Powder
- For the Apricot BBQ Sauce
Apricot Fruit Spread
Wholesome! Organic Sucanat
Tomato Sauce
Balsamic Vinegar
Wholesome! Organic Molasses
Directions
- For the Apple Brine
- In a pan over high heat bring the ingredients to a boil. Stirring occasionally as needed.
- Remove from the heat and let cool before using.
- For the Backyard BBQ Rub
- Combine all ingredients and set aside.
- For the Apricot BBQ Sauce
- Combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook the sauce for 15-20 minutes stirring as needed until the ingredients are well mixed.
- To Make the Apricot Tenderloin
- Remove silver skin from the tenderloin and trim the meat as you see fit.
- Place the tenderloin in the Sweet Apple Brine and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
- Thirty minutes prior to cooking set up your BBQ grill or oven at a nice smoking temperature (225-250°F).
- Remove the tenderloin from the brine and season well with the Backyard BBQ Rub.
- Place the seasoned tenderloin on the grill or in oven for one hour. It is important to let the meat cook. Do not interrupt the cooking process by turning it or opening the cooker to look at it.
- After one hour of cooking, brush the tenderloin with half of the Apricot BBQ Sauce. Allow the sauce to cook in for 15 minutes or so. When the internal temperature is reading 155-160°F it is time to pull the meat. This should be around 1 hour and 15 minutes of total cook time.
- Let the meat rest 10 minutes before slicing it.
- Ladle some of the reserved Apricot BBQ Sauce on top before serving.
