Bruce’s grilled pork tenderloins with his secret barbeque sauce are absolutely delicious, and a favorite of ours especially in summer with fresh corn and tomatoes. However, when he saw a great deal on pork loins he bought one (not really knowing there was a difference in the cuts). Just wasn’t the same…good, but nowhere near the moist, tender tenderloin.
Except for the occasional chip-and-Hostess cupcake run, I do our food shopping. We live in LA and within minutes from our house there’s a “gourmet” Ralphs–it’s just a fantastic store with great produce, breads, meats, an enormous selection of basics and not-so-basic basics, even a decent deli where we often buy sandwiches for a fast dinner, bring them home and put them in the panini maker. I shop there in a major way once or twice a week and play a game with myself to see how much I can save—I buy (and store) everything on sale, and more than half the time I save more than I spend. Swear to God, and I don’t use any coupons except for those that come directly to me in the mail and give me, say, $5 off my next shopping trip. So, for example, I can go to Ralphs, spend $75…and save $80. No shit!
Bruce totally got into the game–and that’s how we ended up with a pork loin instead of a tenderloin—there was a 50-percent-off sale, and he couldn’t help himself.
To bbq: Toss the tenderloins on a hot grill and slow-cook, turning, basting, hovering…until done. Serve with extra sauce drizzled over each slice.
Ralph’s sounds like a great place – wish I had one here. The pork still looks quite delicious – especially with the homemade sauce.
By: Reeni on August 6, 2009
at 9:59 am
The pork looks great! I love pork and corn together it is quintessential summer bbq food.
By: Phoo-D on August 6, 2009
at 10:21 am
Oh man do I miss grilling. Looks awesome, grilled bbq pork is the bomb.
I’m jealous of Ralphs, I don’t have a decent grocery store near me.
By: Bob on August 6, 2009
at 10:42 am
I love BBQ pork.
By: noble pig on August 6, 2009
at 10:57 am
Hahaha it’s hard to resist those sales! Sorry it didn’t turn out as juicy as anticipated, still looks tasty though
By: Marta on August 6, 2009
at 11:07 am
You have mentioned this sauce twice now so that means I must try it out very soon, before summer runs out on us. I loved Emma’s Pizza souffle too! I must ask- what are casper cookies, are they a meringue cookie? That is my guess.
By: RobinSue on August 6, 2009
at 11:19 am
Caspar cookies are little ghost cookies. You just make some really stiff meringue, add some confectioners’ sugar, put on parchment-lined cookie sheet in a tall little mound (like a ghost), add two mini-chocolate-chip eyes, and bake until hard.
By: Catherine on August 6, 2009
at 1:04 pm
Oh, delicious looking! All you need is some slaw on that plate and I’d be right over!
By: TheKitchenWitch on August 6, 2009
at 1:00 pm
I love Ralphs… they don’t have them out here in AZ though
By: She-Fit on August 6, 2009
at 3:33 pm
That pork sounds really good with the secret BBQ sauce! I am totally hungry now!
By: 5 Star Foodie on August 6, 2009
at 5:25 pm
not so secret anymore! It looks amazing! I would love it with some sweet potatoes!
By: burpexcuzme on August 6, 2009
at 6:06 pm
BBQ pork is a fav of mine.. it looks delicious!
By: donna on August 6, 2009
at 7:50 pm
Those are the juiciest-looking grilled pork barbecue!!
By: peachkins on August 7, 2009
at 4:08 am
so that pork looks incredibly moist and scrumptious, there’s no denying that. for some reason, although i’m definitely a pig-product-lover, i’m most drawn to that corn right now—it looks luscious!
By: grace on August 7, 2009
at 4:26 am
waw!! That grilled BBQ pork looks so tasty & fabulous!!
I bet it tasted fantastic as well!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,…
By: Sophie on August 7, 2009
at 6:54 am
Mmmmm, this looks so good, perfect summer eating. My Sean would love this.
By: lickedspoon on August 7, 2009
at 10:18 pm
BBQ Looks so delicious make any gathering complete YUm!
Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Have a wonderful Day !
By: foodcreate on August 8, 2009
at 6:24 am
Love the new look, keep up the great work the number of visitors must have increased?.
By: cookery course on August 8, 2009
at 8:03 am
Good to see that people still know what they are talking about. So much BS around these days!
By: cooking jobs on August 8, 2009
at 8:28 am
Wow! I’m drooling right now…. it seriously looks so delicious!
By: Selba on August 8, 2009
at 6:33 pm
Mmmmm… so tasteful!! Love pork!
By: Talita on August 9, 2009
at 4:02 pm
perfectly done!! yummm!!!
By: nora@ffr on August 11, 2009
at 11:48 pm