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Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Sausage and Bacon Wrapped

Posted on 3 Oct, 2022 - By

Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Sausage and Bacon Wrapped

Servings: 4-6

Cook time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 to 1 1/2 lbs / Pork Tenderloin
  • 1 Tblsp / Olive Oil
  • 1/2 small / onion chopped
  • 2 cloves / minced garlic
  • 1 tsp / caraway seeds, dried and ground with mortar and pestle (optional)
  • 12 Oz / Italian Sausage bulk or removed from the casing. You may want to add some crushed fennel to the sausage
  • 1 tsp / Thyme, or 1 Tblsp fresh minced
  • 3/4 cup / panko breadcrumbs
  • 6-8 slices / bacon, or enough to wrap the entire pork tenderloin
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. Preheat grill
  2. Cut pork tenderloin lengthwise book style, in half but not all the way through .
  3. Place the tenderloin in a large resealable plastic bag and pound the pork tenderloin evenly until about ¼ inch thick.
  4. In a medium frying pan place a little olive oil, onion, garlic and ground caraway and fry until aromatic. Add Italian sausage removed from casing and cook until browned. Add the panko breadcrumbs to the Italian sausage mixture and cook until slightly toasted. Add thyme. Remove from heat and allow to cool. (If you like spicy add a 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red peppers or use spicy Italian sausage)
  5. Place the sausage mixture on top of the fillet of pork tenderloin and leave about 1 inch around all sides.
  6. Tightly wrap the pork tenderloin into a roll.
  7. Start at one side and wrap bacon around the stuffed pork tenderloin. Overlap and use the bacon to secure the pork tenderloin from coming apart. Use about 6- 8 pieces of bacon to cover. It depends on the size of your pork tenderloin. Add lots of fresh cracked pepper to top of bacon.
  8. On low medium grill cook Bacon wrapped sausage stuffed pork tenderloin for about 20-30 minutes or until internal thermometer reads 145-150 and then let the meat rest under foil for about 10 minutes before carving.
  9. Serve Bacon wrapped Sausage Stuffed pork tenderloin with vegetables, salad or cooked apples. If you have loads of meat and potatoes lovers in your home then a nice side of baked rosemary potatoes would be welcomed. Enjoy!
    Woody's Way: Do NOT overcook the pork! Use a meat thermometer. Take the Bacon Wrapped Sausage Stuffed Pork Tenderloin off the grill when the temperature reading is between 145-150 degrees. Then, allow the meat to rest for about 10 minutes. There is no reason to cook your pork to the consistency of shoe leather and then a few minutes more. According to the USDA, safe pork minimum cooking temperature is 145 degrees. Then, of course, the pork continues to cook for the next 10 minutes while it is resting off the grill.