Dale's Steak Seasoning and a Pork Tenderloin... Yummy!

Hallelujah! :)

I fixed something "new" to the kids tonight. I knew James and I would like it (although he hasn't got to taste it yet!) but was unsure about the kids... and guess what... they liked it!!!

We had a pork tenderloin and scalloped potatos. I was going to have a real veggie with it too but tonight just felt like a meat and potatoes kind of night!

The scalloped potatos were just from a box so I won't go into detai there.

For the pork tenderloin...I marinated it in Dale's Steak Seasoning http://www.dalesseasoning.com/. You can get it at most any grocery store. My step-sister, Donna, told me about it. She lives in Alabama and that is where the sauce comes from. Although it's labeled "seasoning" it's a LIQUID marinade. Anyway, it has soy sauce in it so I thought it would taste good with pork. We've already had it on other meats and it's always great. One tip.... it's salty so don't marinate your meat for too long...just a short time before you cook it. They do make a low-sodium variety but I haven't seen it a the store yet.

Okay... back to the pork. I marinated in Dale's for a while. I put a little vegetable oil in an iron skillet on high. I browned the tenderloin on all sides to seal in the juices and flavor. I sliced half an onion and threw that in the skillet along with some sliced pineapple and pineapple juice (just enough liquid for the onions and pineapple not to dry up). Put a lid on it and stuck it in the oven pre-heated to 425. Now, here we like our pork with NO pink in the middle. So I cooked it for 45 minutes. With a lid on it, it stays moist. If you like it medium, just cook it for 25-30 minutes.

The pork turned out perfect!!! Moist and flavorful! The pineapple combined with that flavor from Dale's was superb. I can imagine next time having it with rice instead of the potatoes. Yummy!!!