Smoked Pork tenderloin is so easy. It’s easy to prepare, and simple to smoke. Add a couple of tasty sides and you have one of the easiest family dinners possible. Many side dishes can be smoked at the same temperature along with your pork tenderloin. Here’s how:
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Smoked pork tenderloin ingredients
1.5 pound pork tenderloins, silver skin removed
Your favorite rub
Great rubs for smoked pork tenderloin
- Traeger pork and poultry rub
- Traeger rub
- Fire and Smoke Sweet Preacher or Perfect Pork
- Stub’s Pork Rub
How to smoke pork tenderloin
Preheat your Traeger to 225 degrees F. Place the seasoned pork tenderloins on the Traeger. Place a meat thermometer in the center of the largest tenderloin.
Smoke for 1.5 – 2 hours for 145 degrees. Smoke for 2 – 2.5 hours for 160 degrees. The smoke time varies depending on the size of your tenderloins and the weather.
Great sides for pork tenderloin
- Cole slaw or potato salad
- Smoked succotash
- Baked beans
- Caribbean rice
- Mac & Cheese
- Smoked Veggies and/or potatoes
How to smoke vegetables and potatoes on the Traeger
Smoke up some veggies along with your pork tenderloin. You can smoke most veggies at the same temperature as the pork tenderloin. Just add them after the first 1-1.5 hours of smoking.
Baked potatoes need to be smoked at 400 degrees for ~ 1 hour depending on the size of the potato. If you want to serve them with your smoked pork tenderloin, put the potatoes on first at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, then turn the heat down to 225 add the pork. The potatoes will finish cooking at the lower temperature over the longer time. I usually add a few extra potatoes and use the leftover smoked potatoes to make potato salad. Find the best potato salad recipe here.
If you want to add some extra flavor to you vegetables try adding some Traeger veggie rub or Kinder’s Lemon pepper seasoning.
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