The Best Smoked Pork Tenderloin Recipe | SAM THE COOKING GUY

pork tenderloin

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

Prepare the pork tenderloin by rubbing it with a pork rub made of brown sugar, salt, black pepper, onion powder, chili powder, garlic powder, and chipotle chili powder.

Wrap the pork tenderloin with 3/4 slices of bacon, ensuring it is well covered.

Preheat the smoker and place the bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin inside.

Cook the pork tenderloin for about 1 hour, checking for doneness.

Prepare a sauce by mixing apricot jam, chipotle, and Worcestershire sauce, and warm it up in the microwave.

At the halfway point of cooking, baste the pork tenderloin with the sauce.

Continue to baste a couple more times during cooking until done.

Remove the pork from the smoker and check for juiciness before slicing.

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