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This smoked paprika pork tenderloin rub adds so much flavor that you don't need a glaze or sauce. Just rub the tenderloin with olive oil, then sprinkle with the dry rub and roast directly on a rimmed baking sheet. Serve with a potato side dish for a stellar weeknight meal you can make fast and with minimal effort.
Dry rub ingredients and notes:
- You can use sweet smoked paprika or hot smoked paprika for this recipe. If you use sweet smoked paprika, the rub will be mildly spicy from the ground black pepper. If you use hot smoked paprika, the rub will be quite spicy!
- Ground allspice adds a hint of its signature warm flavor to this rub. It also mellows the harshness of the smoked paprika and the ground black pepper.
How to use it:
See full ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card below!
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. and remove silver skin and excess fat from the pork tenderloin. Rub with mild olive oil, then sprinkle with the spice rub. Set directly onto a rimmed baking sheet.
- Roast the tenderloin. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and loosely cover the meat with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
How to serve it:
This tenderloin is excellent with potato salad. I also love to serve it with these basil roasted potatoes. The basil flavor works beautifully with the smoked paprika of the tenderloin.
More pork rubs and seasonings:
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Pork Tenderloin Rub
This smoked paprika pork tenderloin rub adds a delicious, smoky umami flavor.Makes about 1 ½ tablespoons, which is enough for 2 pork tenderloins.
Equipment:
- measuring spoons
- bowl
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika (you can use sweet smoked paprika or hot smoked paprika)
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ⅜ teaspoon ground allspice
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until combined.
Notes:
How to use it:
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Remove silver skin and excess fat from a pork tenderloin.
- Rub the tenderloin with mild olive oil (use about ½ tablespoon of oil for one tenderloin).
- Sprinkle the spice rub over the top and onto the sides of the meat. (Use about 2 ¼ teaspoons for one tenderloin.)
- Set the oiled and spice-rubbed tenderloin directly onto a rimmed baking sheet.
- Roast the tenderloin until its internal temperature registers at least 145 degrees F. on an instant read meat thermometer (about 25 minutes). Be sure to check the temperature in different spots and depths along the whole tenderloin.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and loosely cover the cooked meat with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Slice the tenderloin and serve.
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