Published 10/18/2019 • Updated 9/6/2022 The only way you’ll ever cook a plain pork tenderloin again! We love making pork tenderloin at our house because it’s high-protein and easily found at most grocery stores. Plus, if you make it in the sous vide, it’s so juicy and delish. For this recipe, you’ll need a 1-lb. unflavored pork tenderloin and a spice rub. That’s it. Oh, and don’t forget your sous vide.
What You Need for Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin
You will need a sous vide and a large pot or container to cook the pork in. You will also need a cast iron to brown the sous vide later. We are seriously obsessed with our homemade pork seasoning. It has a mix of garlic, brown sugar, and other simple spices that add so much flavor to the pork.
Pork tenderloin sous vide temp
The internal temperature of pork needs to be 145ºF to be safely consumed. With that said, we have a few suggestions of what temperature to sous vide your pork tenderloin at knowing that you will be searing it after it cooks in the water bath to further increase the temperature about 15 degrees. Sous Vide
Medium Rare: 130ºF (pink, tender and very juicy) Medium: 140º (Firm and juicy) Well-Done: 150ºF (white and firm)
We prefer our pork a little bit pinker and found that by cooking it at 130ºF it was perfectly cooked on the inside after searing. You can always set the sous vide to 145ºF to really ensure your pork is cooked all the way through even before serving.
Sous vide pork tenderloin cooking time
We recommend cooking your sous vide pork tenderloin for at least 3 hours. This will ensure that the entire pork tenderloin gets to the temperature you set the water bath too. Feel free to cook it as long as 12 hours for a set it and forget it kind of method.
Substitutions + Variations
If don’t want to use a homemade dry rub, you can use a store-bought pork rub from the grocery store.
Guide to Sous Vide Cooking
Want to learn more about sous vide cooking? Check out our Guide to Sous Vide where we’re sharing everything we know about precision cooking! We do not recommend using any other cut of meat for this recipe.
Serving Suggestions
We recommend serving homemade chimichurri or mushroom gravy over the top of the pork tenderloin. Balsamic roasted veggies, crispy roasted red potatoes, or this shaved Brussels sprout salad would make great side dishes.
