Tale of Two Tenderloins

[Big Dawg]

Had family coming into town Sunday.  My sister & B-i-L were on their way to see grandkids in Tampa, so they stop here in St. Augustine to break up the trip.  I decided to grab a couple of pork tenderloins out of the freezer.  But what I found was that 1 of them was actually a turkey breast tenderloin that I guess I bought by mistake.

Well at that point it was go with what ya' got time.

If you've never cooked turkey tenderloins, and I hadn't, there are actually two smaller pieces that come in a package that, deceivingly, looks like a pork tenderloin.

The pork was already lemon-pepper seasoned and I went old school Italian style with the turkey.

Along with the meats I blanched and then grilled some Brussel Sprouts.

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Finished off with some Farfalle that was sautéed in butter and parsley 'till it got a little crispy . . . a favorite of my family, my sister especially.  Last minute we decided to add some Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits.

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It all turned out good.  Both meats came out juicy and tender.  I did cook the turkey to about 170º, 150º for the pork.  I was a little surprised that the turkey loin did not really have a "turkey" taste to it. It could've been chicken if you didn't read the package.

But everyone enjoyed dinner.  Not sure if I'll purposefully try the turkey again or not.

[bamakettles]

Ah very nice!  Looks like Thanksgiving turkey showed up a little early and in a tasty way.  Nice looking plate of food there that I would be happy to devour!

Cheers!