Butterfly or Fillet a Pork Tenderloin
Unrolling or butterflying a pork tenderloin is fairly easy to do. Just follow these tips and you'll look like the world's best chef.
Contents
Steps
Making a Lengthwise Cut
- Place theThrow a Traditional Luau onto a cutting board.
- Use a sharp knife to make a vertical cut along the lengthwise portion of the pork loin.
- Stop the vertical cut about 1-inch from the end of the pork loin.
- Open the cut meat and lay flat.
- Make a Round Steak Supper until it is of even thickness, figure about 1/3-inch thickness for the loin meat.
- Chill meat while preparing stuffing.
- Add favorite stuffing to the butterflied (filleted) pork loin meat then roll up.
- Tie the pork loin with butchers twine.
- Cook as directed in recipe.
Creating a Pocket for Stuffing
- Place pork on cutting board
- Cut a lengthwise slit, 1/2-inch from bottom, to within 1/2-inch of the edge of pork tenderloin to form a pocket.
- Open the pork loin flap you have just made.
- Use the knife to cut through the thick portion of the pork loin meat, 1/2-inch from the bottom and again 1/2-inch from the edge.
- Unroll the pork loin to form a flat piece of meat.
- Repeat until pork is an even 1/2-inch thickness throughout the meat.
- Pound the meat, if needed to make flat and even.
- Chill meat while preparing stuffing.
- Add favorite stuffing to the butterflied (filleted) pork loin meat then roll up. Tie with butchers twine.
- Cook as directed in recipe.
Recipe
Sage Pork Tenderloin
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin
- 5 fresh sage leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Steps
- Butterfly pork using either method given above.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Fold over or roll up into a cylinder shape. (The original shape of the loin).
- Place loin over hot grill and brown on all sides.
- Rub with olive oil.
- Cover and cook until the internal temperature reaches {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}.
Video
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Tips
- Lay plastic food wrap over pork meat before pounding it with the meat mallet. This will make your meat mallet easier to clean.
Things You'll Need
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Butcher's twine
- Barbecue grill for recipe
- Meat thermometer for recipe
Sources and Citations
- Martha Stewart[1]
- Chili Dog.com
- Recipe rewritten from Delicious Main Dishes from the Mastercook recipe software program.
