Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin (TNT)

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Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

Everything's better with bacon, and this pork tenderloin recipe is no exception! Go ahead and season the other tenderloin in the package with your favorite spice blend. Wrap and freeze to jump-start another meal.  Preparation Time: 10 minutes minutes; Cooking Time: 25 minutes minutes; Other Time: 15 minutes minutes; Yield: Makes 4 servings

1 (1-lb.) pork tenderloin
1 teaspoon steak seasoning (I used Penzey's 4S Special Seasoned Sea Salt)
4 bacon slices, cut in half crosswise (I used thick-sliced bacon)

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Remove silver skin from pork tenderloin, leaving a thin layer of fat covering the pork. Sprinkle seasoning over pork. Wrap pork with bacon slices, and secure with wooden picks. (Note:  Because I used the NuWave oven, I slathered the wrapped tenderloin with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) before placing it in the oven--this method always seems to work best when roasting meat in the NuWave.)  Place pork on a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined roasting pan.

2. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155°. Increase oven temperature to broil. Broil 5 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Remove from oven; cover pork with foil, and let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°.
 
Gail’s Comments (from 4/6/2011):  This was the best tenderloin recipe I've made so far!  Absolutely delicious and so simple to fix.  I used Penzey's 4S Special Seasoned Sea Salt instead of steak seasoning and I added a little of Penzey's granulated garlic as well.  Plus I baked it in my NuWave oven and it came out perfect (an added plus!):  I place the wrapped tenderloin in a foil-lined baking pan on top of the 2" cooking rack, and baked it at full power on one side for about 12 minutes, flipped the tenderloin (gently), then baked it another 15 minutes at full power.  No need to broil as the NuWave browned the bacon perfectly!  I served this with roasted potatoes, carrots, and onions (also seasoned with 4S and EVOO)

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