Pork Tenderloin with Dry Rub

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Pork tenderloin is a tender piece of meat that doesn't take long to prepare. Time wise, it is even worth making on a week night. Everyone knows that when you add spices to a dish, they become vey flavorful and that is just what we did to this dish. We used our pork dry rub for the spices and it turned out great.

To make this dish, we used three ingredients:

1. the pork tenderloin itself, just take it out of the Cryovac bag and put onto a board or tray. They always come packed with two tenderloins; you can always freeze one for later use.

2. Some olive oil so the meat doesn't dry out and the spices stick to it.

3. The dry rub, just rub into the oiled meat and it's all ready to cook.

Rub the olive oil over the tenderloin, then rub the spices into the pork

Over medium-high heat, brown the pork in a skillet or cast iron pan. You can even do this in a roasting pan on the stove and then put into the oven. We have done this and it works fine.

After the pork is browned, cover it with tin foil and place in a 350ºF oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take off the tin foil and roast for another 20 minutes. Now, turn the oven temperature up to 375ºF and cook till the internal temperature is 145ºF. When the pork is done, take it out of the pan and let it sit on a cutting board, tented with tin foil for about 10 minutes.

Now to make the gravy! In the pan, take most of the grease off the dripping (it might not have much though). Put it on the burner over medium heat and add 2 Tablespoons of flour and mix with the drippings. Then, add a can of beef broth and bring to a boil while stirring. Pour over the slices of pork and enjoy.

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