Easy and Elegant Pork Tenderloin

Description

This main dish is beautiful in its presentation and always comes out tender and juicy even if you overcook it a little. The crust of bread crumbs holds in all the juices and adds a great look and taste to the finished product.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 pounds pork tenderloin

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. Mix bread crumbs and olive oil in bowl to reach consistency that would be moist enough to stick to the meat when pressed. Place pork on a shallow cooking sheet. Press the crumb mixture onto all sides of the meat until there is no pink showing
  3. usually 1/4 inch thick.
  4. Bake for at least 35 minutes until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) or until there is no pink when the pork is cut. Let the pork rest for 10 minutes
  5. then cut into 1/2 inch slices.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 6

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