Barbeque Pork Tenderloin – A Quick and Easy Family Favorite

A quick and easy family favorite, barbeque pork tenderloin is a versatile cut that can be cooked quickly in the oven or on the grill. A mildly flavored cut of meat, it’s a perfect canvas for sauces, rubs and marinades.

The recipe for this simple and delicious BBQ dish includes a no-cook apricot glaze that thickens and caramelizes during roasting, adding depth to the flavor. With just a handful of ingredients, this recipe is easy enough to make on a weeknight and will please even picky eaters.

Pork tenderloin comes from a muscle that runs along the backbone of the animal and is lean, making it suitable for quick roasting, baking or grilling. It’s also one of the most tender cuts of pork, resulting in juicy, melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

For this recipe, a no-cook apricot barbecue sauce is used to add sweet, fruity, and slightly tart flavors to the roast. The rub is a simple mix of spices that adds a punch of spiciness to the meat, without overpowering its delicate taste. This rub can be used on other dishes as well and is great for spicing up roasted vegetables, grilled chicken, and beef.

The secret to getting perfectly grilled pork is “two zone” grilling, which means preheating the grill and creating two heat zones. This allows you to sear the pork on the direct heat side then move it to the indirect heat side and finish cooking for an even doneness. This step is important for preventing overcooking that can result in dry pork. To ensure that the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), it’s recommended to use a meat thermometer.