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Pork Tenderloin with Salsa Verde and Roasted Pepper Sauce

4 to 6 Servings

45 minutes 20 minutes active

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In “MoVida Rustica,” Barcelona-born, Melbourne-based chef Frank Camorra and food writer Richard Cornish grill or fry sliced pork loin and serve it accompanied by a duo of no-cook, Spanish-inflected sauces, one green, the other red. Inspired by that recipe, we created this pan-roasted take. Instead of sliced loin, we sear whole pork tenderloins in a skillet on the stovetop, then slide the pan into the oven to finish, a technique that achieves flavorful caramelization on the exterior of the meat and allows the interior to cook perfectly. As for the sauces, the first is a garlicky salsa verde made with a little finely grated Manchego, Spain’s buttery sheep’s milk cheese, to lend a pesto-like creaminess. If you prefer, pecorino Romano is a fine substitute. The second sauce features sweet Spanish piquillo peppers, as well as warm, smoky spices. Look for jarred piquillo peppers in well-stocked grocery stores (a 9-ounce jar of piquillos contains enough for the recipe); if not available, regular roasted red peppers work nicely. And to boost the sauce’s richness and provide body, we add toasted almonds. Both sauces can be made a day in advance and refrigerated, but bring to room temperature before serving.

4 to 6

Servings

Tip

Don’t use a skillet that’s not oven-safe. The skillet goes into the oven after the pork is seared on the stovetop, so it needs to be oven-safe to 450°F. Be sure to rest the pork before slicing. If cut too soon, juices will run all over the cutting board, making the meat bland and dry.

45 minutes

20 minutes active

Ingredients

Directions

Reviews
JENNIFER B.
January 18, 2026
Great sauces
Agree the sauces make the dish, but the pork also was deliciously cooked. I loved the caramelized exterior.
KRYSTAL D.
December 13, 2025
Delicious!
One of my new top 10 milk street recipes. Pork was super easy to sear and then roast. But the sauces…. Let’s talk about how delicious these sauces are. Easy to throw together in the food processor and yes you want both sauces on the pork as they go together so nicely. I made some grilled bread for dipping in the sauces and some roasted veggies, which also benefited from being doused in the sauces. Elegant enough to serve for company but easy enough for a weeknight dinner.
Bill O.
June 2, 2024
Made idt tonight
as part of a tapas dinner, Came out great. I cooked the pork sous vide to 132 degrees, dried it and rubbed with the spices and seared it in a cast iron pan
Bryan K.
August 27, 2023
Incredible sauces
These sauces really steal the show! Excellent show stopper dinner party recipe.
Faith H.
August 16, 2023
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH SALSA VERDE AND ROASTED PEPPER SAUCE
Excellent & came out perfect. Loved the Pepper Almond sauce (used the roasted peppers).

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