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Grilled Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin and Pineapple
Recipe Tip
Iron Intake
Pork is a good food source of iron. Iron helps build red blood cells to carry oxygen through the body.
Did You Know
Indirect heat is used for grilling longer-cooking foods, such as pork tenderloin. Arrange coals around the edge of the grill, and place a drip pan in the center under the area where the food will be grilled.
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Grilled Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin and Pineapple

Discover the magic of marinade! After you fix and forget it, the marinade flavors and tenderizes. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:40 min
Start to Finish:8 hr 40 min
makes:6 servings

Teriyaki Marinade
2tablespoons olive or canola oil
1/4cup soy sauce
2tablespoons ketchup
1tablespoon white vinegar
1/4teaspoon pepper
2cloves garlic, finely chopped
Pork
2pork tenderloins (about 3/4 pound each)
1pineapple, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
1.Mix all Teriyaki Marinade ingredients. Fold thin end of each pork tenderloin under so pork is an even thickness; secure with toothpicks. Place pork in resealable plastic food-storage bag or shallow glass or plastic dish. Pour marinade over pork; turn pork to coat with marinade. Seal bag or cover dish and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours, turning pork occasionally.
2.Brush grill rack with vegetable oil. If using charcoal grill, place drip pan directly under grilling area, and arrange coals around edge of firebox. Heat coals or gas grill for indirect heat.
3.Remove pork from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill pork over drip pan or over unheated side of gas grill and 4 to 5 inches from medium heat 25 to 30 minutes, brushing occasionally with marinade and turning once, until pork is slightly pink in center. Cut pineapple slices in half. Add pineapple to grill for last 2 to 4 minutes of grilling, brushing with marinade and turning once. Discard any remaining marinade.
4.Remove toothpicks from pork. Cut pork across grain into thin slices. Serve with pineapple.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 540mg; Total Carbohydrate 12g (Sugars 12g); Protein 29% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 15%; Calcium 0%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

 
 
 
1 Review

 

Tasty and Easy
I made the recipe per instructions. I did not get to marinate the pork for the full 8 hours but it did come out really tasty and tender. I useed canned pineapple, I am sure fresh would of tasted better. Overall the marinade is easy to make and turned out really well.
Posted at 9:48 AM on September 8 2008 by cleothekat ,