Mojo-Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Name: Mojo-Marinated Pork Tenderloin
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 3 h 12 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 large sweet onions, cut into ½-inch-thick slices; 2 to 3 pork tenderloins (1½ pounds total); ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro or mint; 1 navel orange, peeled and sectioned with membranes removed, for serving; ½ teaspoon ground oregano; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1½ teaspoons coarse salt, or more to taste; ⅓ cup orange juice; ⅓ cup lime juice; 1 teaspoon ground cumin, or more to taste; 8 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced crosswise; ½ cup olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil
8 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced crosswise
1

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Prepare the mojo: Heat the oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cumin and cook until the garlic is fragrant and a pale golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Do not let the garlic brown too much, or it will become bitter. Stir in the lime and orange juices, salt, pepper, and oregano and ⅓ cup water. Stand back: The sauce may sputter. Bring the sauce