Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Molasses and Mustard

Really delicious and easy. The sauce tasted like a tangy barbecue sauce and was a big hit among my family.

• holcomb44

• Louisville, KY

• 9/5/2021

This was surprisingly lovely! Neither hub nor I are great fans of molasses, but, as it was a relatively small quantity, I decided to give it a go. I did use fancy molasses, and, as mentioned by dory90264, I did add a splash of 1/2 and 1/2 to the sauce. As it was just the two of us, I used a 10 ounce piece of pork tenderloin and cooked it on medium direct heat until it reached temp. The molasses gave a lovely crust on the outside. This was quick, flavourful and is a keeper!

• onaturelle

• St. Thomas, Ontario, CANADA

• 9/13/2020

Love the sauce. Have made it repeatedly, and is also good over chicken.

• elaine001

• 12/10/2018

This is simply delicious

• kellerson

• nevada city california

• 9/3/2018

This was not great. I couldn't find light molasses and used regular which overpowered the flavor of everything else in the marinade/sauce. I would not make this again.

• Anonymous

• Austin, Texas

• 6/25/2018

Needed a meat to go with fresh beets. Thought this would - it was so good. We want to have it with sauerkraut the next time. It was simple to make. Would serve it for company skipping sauerkraut.

• msoz1

• Longboat Key, FL

• 1/17/2018

I've been making this one since it was first published. Always double the marinade, use regular molasses, and sometimes add chopped garlic. Way more than the sum of its parts and simplicity. Genius and guest worthy!

• dishlicious

• Boston, MA

• 7/6/2017

Delicious and very easy! Made this yesterday largely as written except with regular Molasses as that's what I had on hand. The vinegar added to the sauce is necessary, we think, to temper the sweetness of the molasses. The sharpness of the vinegar is boiled off if the sauce is made according to the instructions. Also used dory90264's suggestion to add a splash of half-and-half to the sauce, a perfect velvety finish. Served with baked sweet potato and buttered asparagus. Yummy and definitely a keeper.

• StudioGal

• Florida

• 8/1/2016

Love this sauce, I use it on chicken too.

• elaine001

• santa fe, NM

• 8/20/2015

Great even though I didn't marinate nearly long enough.

• karomin

• Northern Ca

• 2/17/2015

This was terrific- simple, quick and yummy. Only issue we had was molasses long past the best before dates. My teenage son fixed this problem with a quick trip to the store. Grill with fresh corn on the cob and grilled new potatoes and sweet potatoes and enjoy an excellent meal with almost no clean up! No need for the extra vinegar in the sauce- just heat and serve.

• jmreedijk

• Vancouver, BC

• 7/21/2014

Made this last night with roasted red potatoes - delicious and easy. Definitely add a little cream to the sauce. Enjoy!

• jeanrauen

• Kenosha, WI

• 6/22/2014

Very easy. Very good. Placed the tenderloin in the marinade in the morning and grilled it after work that night. Served with roasted black grapes, red onion and kale with rosemary. The reserved marinade is not to be missed although I found the extra tablespoon of vinegar made it too tart. I remedied that by adding just a 1/2 teaspoon of cold butter and a splash of oj. Next time I will not add the vinegar when boiling down the marinade so will most likely not add the butter and oj. And there will be a next time!

• MargieJo

• Los Angeles

• 9/12/2013

I made this for a birthday dinner party and it was a big hit. I made the maranade according to the recipe (but doubled it) and allowed the pork to marinate for 24 hours. I grilled it, covered, using direct heat on my Weber kettle. Served it with creamed collard greens, new potato salad and cornmeal-pimento muffins.

• vanchurch

• Orlando

• 7/31/2013

Great flavor for such a simple marinade! I marinaded the loin for 4 hrs. I also used dark molasses and added some minced fresh rosemary. I oven roasted the tenderloin instead of grilling. To the reserve marinade in addition to the TB cider vinegar I added splash of 1/2 & 1/2 -- very good sauce. Would make again for family or for company.

• dory92064

• San Diego, CA

• 6/8/2013