Lavender Smoked Pork Tenderloin
The perfect summer bbq entrée featuring fresh peaches, leeks and Ali’i Kula Lavender Gourmet Seasoning.
by AKL Featured Chef Rob Mason
Recipe Inspiration
Inspired by the lavender floral notes that elevate a mild flavored protein such pork, Chef Rob Mason brings us this this amazing dish. With the smoke of the grill and inclusion of sweet peaches this is sure to be a back yard bbq favorite this summer, or any time of year.
A classically trained chef with his roots in Philadelphia, and years of experience in the local Maui restaurant scene, Chef Rob Mason now brings his personal chef experience directly to your kitchen. You can read more about Chef Rob Mason, his culinary background and commitment to helping the community, in our Alii Kula Lavender Farm Local Chef Profile.
What goes well with Lavender Smoked Pork Tenderloin?
Rounding out the perfect summer time bbq, one might pair some easy whole roast corn or perhaps a little more complex and try a roast corn salad. A creamy polenta would also be a great accompaniment. Calling for a light wine to hold up to the smoky pork flavor, an oak forward chardonnay or fruit forward pinot grigio might well be the final piece to round out the dish.
While in this recipe the professional chef employs a Tragear Ironwood 650 for a smoke at 220 degrees for 3 hours, reaching a temperature of 145 degrees and then resting for 15 min; the home chef could use either grill the pork offset on a bbq, cooking slowly and paying close attention to internal temperatures.
Lavender Smoked Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Pork Tenderloin
- 3/4 cups Ali'i Kula Lavender Gourmet Seasoning
- 3 tablespoons Ali'i Kula Lavender Honey
- 2 Fresh Peaches sliced (can substitute 2 plums)
- 2 Leeks sliced
- 1/8 cup Pistachios crushed
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine honey and Lavender Gourmet Seasoning, massage onto pork tenderloin.
- Refrigerate to marinate for 24 hours.
- The next day, smoke tenderloin until done, about 2 hours, pork should be between 195 and 205 degrees F
- While smoking tenderloin, slice peaches/plums and leeks and toss together in olive oil
- Slice tenderloin after a 20 minute rest
- Serve topped with pistachio and sliced peaches/plums.