Apr 03, 2013, Updated Mar 09, 2023
Pulled Pork Tenderloin: Why You’re Going to LOVE This Recipe
Usually, making pulled pork involves slow roasting a huge pork shoulder in a low oven for 6 hours – for most of which I am hanging on to the oven door handle like it’s a roller coaster ride, face so close to the viewing window it gets sunburnt, with a puddle of drool slowly accumulating at my feet. And although I do enjoy that process, the anticipation, (and torturing myself, my husband AND my dog with the incredible smell), I just unlocked the secret to succulent pulled pork on a Tuesday. It’s a life changer. Half an hour, boom – done. And the best part? It is every. Bit. As. Good. So what’s the secret? Pulled Pork made with pork tenderloins. They’re super tender, flavourful, and very quick cooking.
Why this Pulled Pork Tenderloin works
Pork tenderloin is super tender when simply cooked through, and that only takes 30 minutes. No need to simmer away the connective tissue like with tougher cuts of pork. This spicy-tangy-sweet chipotle barbecue sauce is so tasty. Pulled pork has to be one of the most pleasurable foods known to man (in the realm of foods that do not contain hot fudge and/or whipped cream). It definitely ranks high on my list of favourites.
The ingredients
Chipotle BBQ Sauce: with the usual barbecue suspects – onion, garlic, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, plus chipotle for heat (use the lesser amount if you don’t like things too spicy). Pork tenderloins: not just quick-cooking, I also love that the tenderloins are very lean – you don’t feel weighed down in that pork-y way that can occur after a barbecue feast.
How to make BBQ Pulled Pork with Pork Tenderloins
Whip up an easy, richly flavoured chipotle BBQ sauce Cook the tenderloins right in the yummy sauce After a 30 minute simmer, they’re cooked through, perfectly tender and willing to shred with the slightest encouragement of a fork.
How to serve it
Serve this quick and easy pulled pork with:
creamy-tangy slaw (like the one on these spicy fish tacos with cabbage slaw) on soft squishy warmed buns, on charred corn tortillas with quick pickled red onions and cilantro lime crema
So good.
