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Home » Pork Tenderloin » Grilled Cilantro Lime Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Cream

Grilled Cilantro Lime Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Cream

Published: May 26, 2018 · Modified: Aug 11, 2020 by Cooking Chat · This post may contain affiliate links

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Grilled Cilantro Lime Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Cream is a big flavored main dish from the grill. Definitely one of our favorite recipes! Allow at least an hour for the pork to marinate prior to cooking, in addition to the 10 minutes active prep time listed.

grilled cilantro lime pork tenderloin with chipotle cream is a big flavored meal from the grill.

It’s hard to pick favorites, but this Grilled Cilantro Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Cream is very high on my list of meals I like to make from the grill. I like many forms of pork, but especially like the delicate touch of pork tenderloin, which is great served up with a variety of flavorful preparations.

This recipe get lots of big flavor from the cilantro lime marinade, which also includes plenty of garlic. A quick chipotle cream adds even more great taste. If you like pork and spice you’ve got to try this grilled cilantro lime pork tenderloin!

cilantro lime pork tenderloin.

The recipe lists heavy cream, but I substituted coconut cream the last time I made this recipe. That’s why the cream looks quite light in the photos, but it still packs some good chipotle flavor.

Pretty much every time I make this grilled pork tenderloin recipe, I serve it with Sweet Potatoes with Cumin Sage Butter. I’d encourage you to try this combo!

Wine for Grilled Cilantro Lime Pork Tenderloin

I liked the way this pork tenderloin recipe paired with a Bonny Doon Syrah when I made that pairing for the first Wine Pairing Weekend event, so I thought I’d with a Syrah based wine once again. We paired our pork tenderloin with the 2013 Ermitage du Pic St. Loup Tour de Pierres, a blend of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre. Pic St. Loup is in the Languedoc region of France.

Ermitage du Pic St. Loup is a good red wine blend from the Languedoc region of France.

This Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup has a dusky nose.  Black cherry fruit with some anise flavor on the taste. I served the wine at cellar temperature, but I suspect serving it slightly chilled might work nicely. This is a good bottle of wine. I’d describe it as a pretty good pairing, but will probably experiment with something else next time I make Grilled Cilantro Lime Pork Tenderloin…which I will certainly do again soon!

 

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Grilled Cilantro Lime Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Cream

grilled pork tenderloin on a plate with sweet potatoes
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Pork tenderloin with a cilantro lime marinade gets grilled to juicy perfection and topped with a quick chipotle cream sauce.

  • Author: Cooking Chat
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 3 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: grilling
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pork tenderloin, about 12–16 ounces
  • MARINADE INGREDIENTS
  • 3 to 4 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2+ tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • CHIPOTLE CREAM INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp adobo sauce from small can of chipotles packed in adobo

Instructions

  1. Combine all the marinade ingredients, lime juice through the olive oil, in a small bowl.
  2. Place the pork in a large plastic bag, pour the marinade into the bag to cover the pork. Close the bag, shake it gently to coat the pork.
  3. Marinate the pork in the refrigerator for between 1 to 4 hours.
  4. Heat the grill to medium high. Remove tenderloin from the marinade, scrape off the bigger pieces of garlic.
  5. Place the pork on the grill. Grill covered for between 15 to 20 minutes on medium high heat, turning once. Pork tenderloin should still have a bit of pinkness, as it will continue to cook when resting. When done, remove the pork from heat and let rest briefly on a platter.
  6. Make the cream as the pork grills. Pour the heavy cream into a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then stir in the adobo. Reduce heat to simmer for 5-10 minutes, until it is reduced to about ¾ of a cup.
  7. Slice the tenderloin and serve with a bit of the cream, passing extra at the table. Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Jeff

    May 27, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    Gorgeous! I want to stick my fork right into the screen!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      May 28, 2016 at 5:38 am

      Thanks Jeff, just don’t hurt your computer! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Amanda Mason

    May 29, 2016 at 8:35 am

    That marinade sounds so yummy! Can’t wait to try this one!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      May 29, 2016 at 9:20 am

      Thanks Amanda, it is tasty!

      Reply
  3. Kim @ Three Olives Branch

    May 29, 2016 at 9:39 am

    I have never thought to put Mexican flavors like that into a tenderloin, it looks great!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      May 30, 2016 at 8:18 pm

      tenderloin takes to spice pretty nicely!

      Reply
  4. Sarah @ Champagne Tastes

    May 29, 2016 at 10:06 am

    Mmm… Pretty much anything with chipotle seasoning is amazing right!? And I’ve got cilantro growing outside. Sounds Fantastic!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      May 30, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      Wow, growing your own cilantro, that sounds great!

      Reply
  5. Tara

    May 29, 2016 at 10:46 am

    That chipotle cream sounds incredible! The pork would definitely be perfect with those sweet potatoes. Such an amazing combination of flavors.

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      May 30, 2016 at 8:48 am

      Thanks Tara! The contrasting flavors with the pork & sweet potatoes are definitely great!

      Reply
  6. sue | theviewfromgreatisland

    May 29, 2016 at 11:01 am

    I’d be happy with that sauce alone, just hand me a big spoon!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      May 30, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      Thanks Sue, it is tasty!

      Reply
  7. jodi

    June 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    Such a tasty recipe!

    Reply

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