Sliced Pork tenderloin is marinated in lime juice, olive oil, cumin, and paprika and quickly pan seared. Lime and cumin pork tenderloin is a fast, easy, and delicious "go to" dinner recipe.

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Make Seared Pork Tenderloin with Cumin Faster

Don't have time to marinate?

Skip marinating the pork tenderloin and head straight to the pan with all the ingredients. Sometimes, you just gotta skip the marinating and get dinner on the table.

Variations on Sliced Pork Tenderloin with Cumin & Lime

Don't have time or want to slice the pork tenderloin?

Instead of pan searing the pork tenderloin slices switch to baking it whole. Bake the pork tenderloin at 375 for ~ 25 minutes or until internal temperature of the pork reaches 145F.

Sliced Pork Tenderloin browned with cilantro garnish on a white plate with roasted sweet potato coins with sour cream and chives, tomato salsa, and cucumber salad

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Old School Juicer - for juicin' that lime. I love the juicer similar to this that my mom gave me when I moved out over 20 years ago 🙂

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Seared Pork Tenderloin with Lime and Cumin

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Sliced Pork tenderloin is marinated in lime juice, cumin, and paprika and quickly pan seared. Lime and cumin pork tenderloin is a fast, easy, and delicious "go to" dinner recipe.

Author: beckie
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 3
Category: Main Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: International
Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

1 ¼ lb pork tenderloin, thinly sliced
1 ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 ½ teaspoon ground coriander
1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground smoked paprika
½ teaspoon salt
pinch black pepper

Instructions

Marinate sliced pork in lime juice, coriander, cumin, paprika, salt, and black pepper for 30 minutes.
Bring a pan to medium high heat and add enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom of the pan.
Throw in the pork slices and fry ~ 2-3 minutes per side or until internal temperature reaches 145F. You may need to cook the pork in batches as you want to try and sear and not steam it.
Add salt to taste.