DP Mediterraneanish Pork Tenderloin

Griffin · September 2013

Saturday I checked the mail and discovered I had received a "Special Pre-Release Sample" of Dizzy Pig's new seasoning Mediterraneanish. Unfortunately, at the just that moment, Mrs. G arrived home with fixin's for chili so I wasn't able to try it until last night. I had a pork tenderloin that I needed to use so I gave it a 2 hour brine in 4 cups water, 1/4 cup salt, 1/8 cup sugar, 8-10ish peppercorns, a few bay leaves and a pinch each of cumin and Mediterraneanish. After two hours, I rinsed it off, patted it dry and rubbed it down with DP's new rub. I had my Mini set up at 400F and no wood for smoke as I wanted the flavor of the rub to shine through.

Cooked for about 15-20 minutes till it hit about 140 and let me tell you...this stuff smells good as it cooks.

Let it rest for about 10 minutes before slicing

Dizzy Pig did it again. They got another winner on their hands for sure. Very herbaceous, definitely tones of rosemary and oregano. Just the right amount of salt for my tastes. Perfectly balanced and it does make you think of the Mediterranean. I think this could be added to any Greek or Italian dish and really give it a boost of flavor. I really want to try it on some lamb, now.

Mickey · September 2013

That is what I was going to do my first cook with it. Got to do it.....

six_egg · September 2013

Griffin you nailed it. That just looks awesome. Thank you for spice review. I was waiting on Mickey to post about that rub looks like you win again griffin

Griffin · September 2013

Hurry up and try it @Mickey. You are gonna love it.

@six_egg its easy to win if @Mickey is your only competition. Ya know I love ya, Don Toyota, just kidding. Seriously, I really think people are gonna dig this spice when it comes out.

caliking · September 2013

@Griffin - thanks for the review. I've never tried a Greek/Italian style rub or seasoning, but this does sound promising. I liked their Fajita-ish rub, so will give this a try when its launched.