This grilled pork tenderloin is cooked over indirect heat and basted with barbecue sauce. My family loves when I make this recipe. The pork is always tender, juicy, and flavorful! Serve with additional barbecue sauce for dipping.
Ingredients
- pork tenderloins: 2 piece (1 pound)
- garlic powder: 1 tsp
- salt: 1 tsp
- ground black pepper: 1 tsp
- barbecue sauce: 1 cup (divided)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Preheat an outdoor grill for medium, indirect heat and lightly oil the grate.
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Season tenderloins with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place 1/2 of the barbecue sauce into a small bowl for basting; set aside remaining barbecue sauce for serving. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cook pork on the preheated grill over indirect heat for 30 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Brush pork with barbecue sauce, turn, and brush again, using all sauce in the small bowl. Continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 15 more minutes. Let pork rest for 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Slice pork and serve with reserved barbecue sauce. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios