bacon wrapped air fryer pork tenderloin
Pork
Bacon Wrapped Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
Cooking this pork tenderloin in the air fryer results in perfectly juicy, tender meat that's nicely flavored with fresh thyme and garlic. For ultra-crispy bacon on the exterior, make sure to use regular-cut bacon instead of thick-cut. If the tenderloin has tapered ends, tuck them under so it has an even thickness. While the pork rests, air-fry sliced vegetables and fennel to round out the meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh garlic (from 6 garlic cloves)
- 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 (1 1/2-lb.) pork tenderloin, at room temperature, trimmed and silver skin removed
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 5 to 6 (1-oz.) center-cut bacon slices
- cooking spray
Directions
- Stir together oil, garlic, and thyme in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over pork. Sprinkle pork all over with salt and pepper. Wrap bacon slices, overlapping slightly, around pork; secure using wooden picks.
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F for 10 minutes. Lightly coat fry basket with cooking spray. Add pork to basket, and cook until bacon fat has rendered and a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 145°F, 20 to 24 minutes, turning pork halfway through cook time.
- Transfer pork to a carving board, and let rest 10 minutes. Remove and discard wooden picks. Slice pork, and serve.
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