Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe
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This Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin is a delicious main course from the grill, easily prepared with a simple marinade.
Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin is one of our go-to recipes any time of the year. It is a crowd-pleaser, plus this tasty Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe is quick and easy enough for a weeknight meal and fabulous enough for a weekend celebration.
Around here our grill gets a workout all year long. Even still, when the weather turns even the slightest bit warmer, our grilling – or should I say Randy’s grilling, kicks up a notch and just about every meal involves the grill. I’m not complaining one bit. Randy is a magnificent grill master. Lucky me!
Even though his Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings are our favorite for a weeknight meal, this Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin is right up there in the taste department. Plus, it couldn’t be easier to prepare. It’s so very easy! Really.
Ingredients for Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin:
- Pork Tenderloin
- Olive Oil
- Soy Sauce
- Honey
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Garlic
- Ground Ginger
- Ground Pepper
How to Make Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin:
- First, add the tenderloin to a large zip-top plastic bag. Then add olive oil, soy sauce, honey, fresh lime juice, minced garlic, ground ginger, and ground pepper. Mix everything well, then add the pork tenderloin. Coat them on all sides. Seal the bag and refrigerate for at least one hour, or until ready to grill. You can marinate up to one day ahead of time.
- When ready to grill, preheat the grill to a medium heat.
- Prepare the glaze by whisking together honey and soy sauce. Set aside.
- Once the grill is preheated, place the tenderloin on the grill. Cook for about 5 minutes, then turn a quarter turn. Repeat, cooking for 5 minutes on all sides. Cook until a meat thermometer reads 145-degrees F in the thickest part of the tenderloins.
- When the tenderloin reaches 145-degrees F, generously brush with the glaze. Let the tenderloin cook for another minute or two, but be careful and watch to make sure that the glaze does not burn.
- Remove from the grill, cover and rest for about about 10-15 minutes before slicing. Drizzle with any remaining glaze.
About the Marinade
The marinade is super simple and can be prepared a day before to let the tenderloin mingle until ready to grill. Over the years we’ve tried countless marinade combinations for chicken and pork. Honey and soy seem to be a regular contributor to most of them. Their flavors partner so well together. The sweet honey combined with that umami thing that soy has going on equals big flavor. Add in a little garlic, ginger and lime juice and you’ve got yourself a flavor party! You can easily customize the marinade and tweak it to your liking. Just add a little bit of seasoning at a time and adjust to taste.
I think you’ll find this Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe will become a regular part of your meal repertoire for any night of the week. Serve it with roasted broccoli or a fabulous salad for a quick and tasty meal. Try it soon and let me know what you think!
Check out these other delicious pork recipes:
- Balsamic Beer Braised Pork Roast Recipe
- Grilled Pork Tenderloin
- Pulled Pork
- Glazed Baby Back Ribs Recipe
- Easy Garlic Ginger Glazed Sticky Pork from my friend Rebecca at Foodie with Family
Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin
This grilled pork tenderloin with a honey soy marinade and glaze is quick and easy enough for a weeknight meal and fabulous enough for a weekend celebration.
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds pork tenderloin*
For the marinade:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced (or substitute ½ teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
For the glaze:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
Instructions
- Place pork tenderloin in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add the marinade ingredients: olive oil, soy sauce, honey, fresh lime juice, minced garlic, ground ginger, and ground pepper. Stir/shake together to coat tenderloin on all sides. Seal bag and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or until ready to grill, up to a day ahead of time.
- When ready to grill, preheat grill to medium heat.
- Whisk together glaze ingredients. Set aside.
- Once grill is preheated, place tenderloin on hot grill. Cook on each side for about 5 minutes, then turn a quarter turn. Repeat, cooking for 5 minutes for all sides. Cook until meat thermometer reads 145-degrees F in the thickest part of the tenderloin.
- Generously brush tenderloin with glaze and let cook for another minute or two. Watch and make sure the glaze does not burn.
- Remove tenderloin from grill. Cover and let rest for about 10-15 minutes before slicing. Drizzle sliced meat with any remaining glaze.
Notes
* Typical pork tenderloins weigh about 1-1.5 pounds, so you will probably need two.
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Your pictures are stunning! What a gorgeous meal. We can grill year-round too and I’m sure my husband would love to make this!!
Already told Jac about this. He’s the griller in our house, and he sounds pretty excited about it. 🙂
Honey! I like it! So, l also like this food. Looking at the picture! I want to eat it right now! It looks very delicious! Thank your recipe! I will try doing next week.
This was very tasty!!! We all loved it and it will be repeated! Thank you for a great recipe!
This pork recipe sounds great and one I will try soon. Because I have no access to a grill, I will probably cook this in my Dutch oven in the oven. With all the tasty ingredients, how can I go wrong. Thanks.
Can this recipe be roasted in the oven? If so, what temp and for how long?
I would roast at 350-degrees F until meat thermometer reads 145-degrees F in the thickest part of the tenderloin, maybe about 25-30 minutes? I would start checking temp at about 20 minutes depending on the thickness of the tenderloin.
I made this pork tenderloin tonight for supper and it was delicious.
Can I use a small pork shoulder picnic roast oven or grill? Any ideas??
We pan seared and then finished tenderloins in the oven-so tasty!!! Love this- added a pinch of ground ginger to the glaze. Great flavor!! Thank you for the recipe!!
uhmmmmm, how much pork?
Couldn’t believe how tender the pork tenderloins were. The flavor was spot on. I did a trial run for husband and I last week, making again for dinner guests this weekend. This is going to be my summer company go-to Grilled Pork.
I am confused by the ingredient “soy” for the glaze. Do you mean soy sauce?
I would like to pan sear (in cast iron) this and then finish in the oven. How long and how high to pan sear and how long and how high in the oven after the sear? I have about a 2 lb. tenderloin. TIA
All I could taste was the soy I’m not big fan of this recipe. Marinated overnight…i almost think orange juice would have been better instead of lime…i dunno it looked really good when I grilled over 350 degree bbq.
you don’t say if the pork should be sliced before marinading.
Do not slice it before marinating. Marinate the tenderloin whole.