Pork Tenderloin with Peach Honey Sauce

Tender, sweet, perfectly flavored are the words you might use to describe this pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce.

Our favorite cut of pork is the pork tenderloin (or bacon – because well, yea, it’s bacon). But pork tenderloin’s name describes exactly how it is, tender. You see in the past pork and I have had a love/hate relationship. I had not figured out how to make it tender, I loved the flavor, but I know I always overcooked pork. Then I discovered pork tenderloins, such a simple tender piece of meat. I also discovered how to cook it properly.  Use a meat thermometer! And stop baking or cooking about 5 degrees before the final temperature because meat continues to cook for a few minutes after removing from heat. Plus let rest for several minutes before cutting. All those steps together make for a tender cut of pork.

Pork is amazing because there are so many wonderful spices you can flavor it with, and all are going to be just right. However I am here to share with you a peach honey sauce that is going to have your taste buds singing with how much flavor there will be in this pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce.

What do you need to make pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce

1 to 2 pound pork tenderloin (1 pound is plenty for 3 to 4 people)
Peach jam
Rice vinegar
Mr. Yoshida’s sauce (I love the sweetness and flavor in this marinade)
Minced garlic
Honey
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

You will be mixing together this peach honey sauce once but using it three times with the tenderloin. One, coat the tenderloin with the peach honey sauce and bake for 10 minutes. Two, turn the pork over and brush additional sauce before baking to temperature. Three, using reserve sauce to pour over or dip the tender bites of pork tenderloin for your eating pleasure.

How do I make pork tenderloin with peach sauce

In a small bowl whisk together the peach jam, rice vinegar, Mr. Yoshida’s Sauce, minced garlic, and honey. Reserve 2 tablespoons for pouring over the pork tenderloin before serving or eating.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

I liked to sear my meat before roasting, it just gives a nice browning layer, but this is not a necessary step. The recipe instructions include seasoning the pork tenderloin with salt and pepper than searing in a hot pan with oil for 1 minute per side for a nice browning of the meat. 

Using an oven safe pan or dish, set the pork tenderloin and pour or brush half of the peach honey sauce all over the pork tenderloin and roast for 10 minutes. Remove the pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce from the oven and check the internal temperature with a meat thermometer. Turn the tenderloin over and brush the remaining sauce (not the reserved peach honey sauce) all over the pork tenderloin. Return to oven and roast for an additional 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the internal temperature. Remove from the oven at 140 degrees. 

Let the pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce rest/sit for 3 more minutes – by now the temperature should have reached 145 degrees. Slice to serve and drizzle the remaining peach honey sauce over each slice. 

Serve your family this tender, sweetly flavored pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce for an amazing dinner tonight. 

Additional tips for a tender pork loin

Use a meat thermometer
Remove from heat at 5 degrees below finished temperature
Pork is safe, and at it’s most tender, to eat at 145 degrees internally
Let sit for 3 minutes to rest and reach that additional 5 degrees before slicing
Serve warm

Great side dishes to serve with pork tenderloin with peach sauce

Parmesan broccoli

Cheesy scallop potatoes

Ramen noodle salad

 

Original recipe was posted January 19, 2013. Pork tenderloin with peach honey sauce was updated with photographs and recipe clarification January 2021.