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What is Pork Tenderloin?

Pork Tenderloin (aka Pork Tender, Pork Fillet) is the most tender cut of pork! It’s also lean & boneless.

Don’t be mistaken! Though Pork Tenderloin sounds similar to Pork Loin, they are not the same cut! They are actually different cuts of pork, with different shapes & sizes. So, they can’t be easily substituted in recipes.

Pork Tenderloin:

From Which Part of Pork? the muscle underneath the backbone (begins from below the ribs to hip area)

the muscle underneath the backbone (begins from below the ribs to hip area) Texture & Flavor: lean, tender, mild pork flavors

lean, tender, mild pork flavors Size & Shape: a relatively small, thin, long, round cut of pork

The challenge is that since pork tenderloin is lean & boneless, they’re easy to overcook. But this also means it’s a quick-cooking meat – extremely easy to make a quick meal.

The key is to find the right cooking time & method to not overcook it.

So, time for another Instant Pot Experiment in the Amy + Jacky Test Kitchen!! 🙂

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Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin Experiment

Check out some of the pork tenderloins we bought for the experiments.

We needed to find the best cooking time & method for making pork tenderloin in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

In 2011, the USDA lowered Pork’s safe cooking temperature to 145°F (63°C) from the longtime standard of 160°F (71°C).

Our Goal: Pork tenderloin at 160°F (71°C) will be very dry and tough, so our goal is to get the Pork tenderloin as close to 145°F (63°C) or “medium cooked” as possible with the Instant Pot.

Our experimental pork tenderloins are ~1.5 inches thick (as shown below).

The first experiment we did was way undercooked with an internal temperature of 116°F (47°C). oops… 😛

Of course, we didn’t stop here!

Check out our findings, results, & cooking tips in our cooking guide below. 🙂