Monday’s Bread Bowl: Seared Pork Loin in Bacon Strips

Smokey Tenderloins

Have a hankering for bacon?  This recipe is worth the simple effort to have meaty servings of roasted pork with bacon flavors sealed into every bite.  Here’s the recipe:

What you will need:

1 baking pan

1 wire rack

Foil wrap

1 cutting board

Cooking Oil Spray

4 pork loin filets

12 bacon strips

3 garlic cloves, sliced thin

Green onion, julienned into 3 – 4 inch pieces

Mustard powder

Paprika

Pinch of coarse salt and pepper

Cooking & Directions:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.  Line baking pan with foil.  Season pork loins with mustard powder, paprika, pepper, and salt.  Rub pork with garlic pieces.  Carefully wrap pork loins w/ green onion in bacon strips.  Approximately 3 strips per pork filet.  Place wire rack in baking pan.  Spray foil and rack with cooking spray.  Position wrapped pork on rack.  Place baking oven in preheated oven.  Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.  Remove pork from oven.  Let meat rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.