Sunday, February 13, 2011

Party Pork Sandwiches

I recently had the great privilege of preparing the wedding rehearsal dinner for our neighbor's son and his fiancée.  His request for the main course was my recipe for Party Pork Sandwiches that has been a favorite for our family and his as well.  The recipe calls for marinating a pork tenderloin, overnight, then grilling it to perfection, slicing it and piling it high on a bun with a special sauce.  Here's the recipe.

Sauce:

2c                    Mayonnaise
2T                    Chives
1 ½ T               White Wine Vinegar
1 ¼ t                Ground Ginger
¼ t                   Salt
Pinch                Paprika

Marinade:

½ c                  Olive Oil
3T                    Ground Onion
3T                    White Wine Vinegar
¾ t                   Garlic Powder
½ t                   Chili Powder
½ t                   Oregano

For sauce, combine all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.  For marinade, combine all ingredients and pour over a 3 lb (or so) pork tenderloin that has been trimmed of fat.  Marinade for at least 8 hours or overnight.  Grill tenderloin over medium heat until done, turning every 15 minutes.  Slice meat and serve on bun with the sauce.

That's a lot of pork!

Marinating away.

Grillin' on the Yoder

I grilled these in two batches.  The Yoder got a great workout cranked up to 450 degrees for well over an hour to grill up all this pork, and the grill performed exceptionally. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the assembled sandwich with the sliced pork, sauce and bun.  They were consumed too fast!  I hope you give this recipe a try.  I'm sure you'll enjoy it!  Keep on smokin'!

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