Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin On Pellet Grill Food

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Turn your grill to smoke and open the lid. Wait 4-5 minutes for fire to be established. Once it is fired up, turn the heat up to 400 and close the lid.
• Remove any silver skin from the tenderloin, and then liberally coat with the bbq rub.
• Wrap the bacon around the tenderloin, securing the ends with toothpicks. Continue until the entire tenderloin is wrapped.
• Carefully place directly on the grill grates. While the tenderloin is cooking, mix together the glaze ingredients and bring out to the grill area. After 5 minutes, paint some of the glaze onto the top and sides of the bacon and cook for another 5 minutes. Open the grill, rotate the tenderloin, paint the other side of the bacon with that spicy bacon glaze, and cook another 5 minutes. Continue the grill and turn every 5 minutes.
• Grill until the temperature in the middle reaches 145 degrees.
• Disclaimer! I've never made this on a grill other than the Traeger, but were I to try I would recommend following the instructions above, and cooking over indirect heat on your grill. Check it often to make sure it isn't over or undercooking!

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place a sheet pan in the oven to preheat.
• Slice the pork tenderloin lengthwise, so it will open like a book, being careful to not cut all the way through. Open the loin and gently pound with a meat mallet until it is an even thickness and rectangular in shape.
• Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper. Spread the cream cheese in an even layer on the meat, leaving a 1/2 inch of pork uncovered around the edges. Spread the pesto on top of the cream cheese, then sprinkle on the pine nuts and sundried tomatoes. Top with an even layer of spinach. Starting on one of the longer sides of your rectangle, roll the meat closed into a long tube and set aside.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and lay out the bacon so the slices overlap slightly. Lay the rolled pork tenderloin at one end of the bacon strip arrangement, seam-side down. Using the plastic wrap, roll the bacon up and around the meat.
• Using butcher's twine, tie around the bacon at 2-inch intervals along the length of the roll, so that the bacon cannot come loose during cooking. Tuck the meat closed on both ends and secure with toothpicks.
• Place the pork, seam-side down, on the heated sheet pan and roast until the bacon is browned and the pork is cooked, about 45 minutes. Let the pork rest for a few minutes before slicing.

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Season tenderloin with thyme, salt, pepper, and rosemary leaves. Wrap bacon around the tenderloin and secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle garlic powder over the bacon, then pack brown sugar around the tenderloin.
• Cook in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 35 to 40 minutes.

GRILLED BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Light grill for INDIRECT grilling. Front/back burners. Trim silverskin tendon from each tenderloin. Lightly sprinkle each with a half tsp of seasoning.
• Starting at one end, spiral wrap the bacon around each tenderloin, securing each piece with a toothpick. Lightly sprinkle each with remaining 1/2 tsp seasoning.
• Place on center of grill off of direct heat, reduce heat to medium. Turn each tenderloin a quarter turn every 15 minutes. Grill for one hour or until bacon is crispy and done. Move to direct heat the last 15 minutes if necessary. Remove toothpicks before slicing.
• Slice into 1/4" medallions and serve with baked beans and grilled potatoes.