Hey all,
I'm trying to decide how I'm going to grill some pork tenderloins this weekend. The recipe I'm using is one of Steven Raichlen's from his Project Smoke episode, Mexican Smoke: https://barbecuebible.com/recipe/chi...os-corn-salad/
In the episode he direct grills the tenderloins 3-4 minutes per side. I've not had great luck direct grilling thick meats; I'll overchar or burn the outside before the interior gets to the temp I want. (And for pork tenderloins, a final temp of 145 would be perfect.)
So I am thinking of doing a combination of indirect and direct cooking. Initially I thought I'd do a reverse sear, bring the tenderloins up to 130 or so, then sear then for 1-2 minutes a side. But, I did this before with a steak and overshot my desired temperature.
What if I seared first then did indirect? If I seared first, I could get the "char-level" I'd like, the temp would most likely be well below 140, and I could just smoke-roast them on the indirect side of the grill and pull them off exactly at 140 degrees. Does that sound like a better plan?
I'm trying to decide how I'm going to grill some pork tenderloins this weekend. The recipe I'm using is one of Steven Raichlen's from his Project Smoke episode, Mexican Smoke: https://barbecuebible.com/recipe/chi...os-corn-salad/
In the episode he direct grills the tenderloins 3-4 minutes per side. I've not had great luck direct grilling thick meats; I'll overchar or burn the outside before the interior gets to the temp I want. (And for pork tenderloins, a final temp of 145 would be perfect.)
So I am thinking of doing a combination of indirect and direct cooking. Initially I thought I'd do a reverse sear, bring the tenderloins up to 130 or so, then sear then for 1-2 minutes a side. But, I did this before with a steak and overshot my desired temperature.
What if I seared first then did indirect? If I seared first, I could get the "char-level" I'd like, the temp would most likely be well below 140, and I could just smoke-roast them on the indirect side of the grill and pull them off exactly at 140 degrees. Does that sound like a better plan?
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