Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin

5 from 9 votes

Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin is tender, juicy and flavorful, and cooks to your desired level of doneness without drying out!

Prep Time10

Cook Time2 2

Resting Time8

Total Time10 12

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 397kcal

Rub the salt all over the pork tenderloins and let them sit, uncovered, in the fridge overnight.
Heat a sous vide water bath to 134°F degrees for rare or medium-rare (see table above for more options).
Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well to combine.
Place the pork in a vacuum sealable bag (or ziplock freezer bag if using the water displacement method above) and pour the liquid over the top.
Use the moist setting on the vacuum sealer to seal.
Place in the water bath and cook for 1-4 hours.
Remove the pork from the sous vide bag and reserve the bag juices in a small saucepan to make a pan sauce. Pat dry with paper towels for the surface of the pork is as dry as possible (this helps it sear faster).
Heat a cast iron skillet on high heat until almost smoking. Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil (or any high smoke point oil).
Sear the pork tenderloins for 45-60 seconds per side, until a brown crust has formed (be very careful not to overcook here).
Simmer the reserved bag sauce in the saucepan about 5 minutes. If the sauce is too salty, you may need to add chicken stock to even it out.
Remove from the pan and let cool for 5 minutes. Slice and serve with reserved bag juice.

The pork may float in the water bath. For even cooking, they should be completely submerged. To prevent floating, you can way the bag down with something heavy, use sous vide magnets or this sous vide sinker weight. Remove as much air as possible from the bag to prevent it from floating.

For the best crust, use some paper towels to pat it dry before placing it in the hot skillet.

The skillet should be extremely hot before adding the pork so it sears quickly without overcooking.

Don't sear the pork for more than 45-60 seconds per side as it can overcook.

Omit the sherry in the marinade if you prefer and just substitute with vegetable or chicken stock.

Remove the silver skin before cooking if your pork has it. This is a thin membrane often found on the surface of tenderloins (it's a bluish iridescent color).