CAJUN PORK TENDERLOIN
Cajun pork tenderloin is a great main dish recipe.
We love Cajun pork tenderloin for dinner and the leftovers make wonderful sandwiches. Serve this roast with a couple side dishes and a salad for a delicious meal your friends and family will love. If you want to shred the leftovers, add more barbecue sauce, heat and serve on hamburger buns for another quick meal. You could double this recipe if you want to cook more than one tenderloin at a time.
Cajun pork tenderloin is an easy way to make pork tenderloin in the oven.
1 (2 to 3 pound) pork tenderloin roast
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (I use my recipe for homemade Cajun seasoning)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch black pepper
Barbecue sauce (I use Sweet Baby Rays but you can use what you like)
Combine the brown sugar, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. Rub all over the pork roast. Spread two sheets of aluminum foil on a baking sheet (one on top of the other) Add the roast and sprinkle your favorite barbecue sauce on the top. I don’t spread the sauce because I don’t want to ruin the rub on the roast. Fold the foil to cover the roast. Bake in a preheated 275 degree oven for about 45 minutes to one hour or until the roast reaches 145 degrees internally on a meat thermometer. Using a thermometer is best because the size of your roast will vary. Remove from oven and add a little additional barbecue sauce to the top of the roast and put under broiler for 1 to 2 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Enjoy!
Cajun Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 1 2 to 3 pound pork tenderloin roast
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (I use my recipe for homemade Cajun seasoning)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Pinch black pepper
- Barbecue sauce I use Sweet Baby Rays but you can use what you like
Instructions
- Combine the brown sugar, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. Rub all over the pork roast.
- Spread two sheets of aluminum foil on a baking sheet (one on top of the other) Add the roast and sprinkle your favorite barbecue sauce on the top. I don't spread the sauce because I don't want to ruin the rub on the roast.
- Fold the foil to cover the roast. Bake in a preheated 275 degree oven for about 45 minutes to one hour or until the roast reaches 145 degrees internally on a meat thermometer. Using a thermometer is best because the size of your roast will vary.
- Remove from oven and add a little additional barbecue sauce to the top of the roast and put under broiler for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Is the cook temp correct? 275? Or should it be 375?
This was a very small roast so it took 40 minutes on 275. You can cook a pork tenderloin at 350 or 375. You just want to make sure the internal temperature is 145.
Can you do this in a crock pot? I don’t have an oven in my little place, but it sure sounds good!
Yes.. I think you could do that, you may have to add some water or chicken broth to just keep some moisture in the crock pot. I would say probably 6-7 hours on low or 3-4 on low.
can i get your recipe for cajon seasoning please.
Sheila, that is a link in the recipe that says (I use my recipe for Cajun seasoning). If you click on that it takes you right to the cajun seasoning recipe. You should try clicking so you can see how the links we post work. I am also giving you the link here, too. Hope you enjoy the recipe. https://thesouthernladycooks.com/make-your-own-cajun-seasoning/
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I love this recipe. Pork was so tender. Easy to make. Hesitated with the low oven temp but it was perfect.
Wonderful!! So glad it was a hit!