Marinated Pork Loin on the Traeger
A simple marinade of pantry ingredients imbues a humble pork loin roast with terrific flavor. When reverse seared on the Traeger, it results in tender, juicy meat and an incredible succulent crust. Perfect for weeknight or weekend. You pick.
Equipment
- Traeger grill
- Meater thermometer
- Small sharp knife
- Cutting board and big sharp knife
- Shallow pan or dish
Ingredients
- 1 pork loin roast about 3 pounds
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Worchestershire sauce
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 4 tbsp Smoke Junkie Seasoning divided
Instructions
- In a pan or shallow dish, combine the marinade ingredients and whisk until well blended.
- Adjust the flavor to your liking.
- Unwrap the pork loin roast and place it in the prepared marinade. Turn to coat.
- Cover the pork and marinade in the fridge for at least 2 hours, turning at least once.
- Preheat your Traeger to 225*.
- Remove the meat from the fridge and marinade and discard the marinade.
- Using a sharp knife, score the top of the fat cap with a hatch mark pattern.
- Season the pork all over with Smoke Junkie seasoning.
- Insert a Meater probe in the pork and pair with the app.
- Set the target temperature to 145*.
- Place the meat in the grill and cook, following the Meater prompts, until the internal temperature reaches 130*.
- Then turn up the heat on the Traeger grill to 400* and continue cooking the meat until it reaches just about 145*.
- Continue following the Meater prompts for perfect cooking.
- Remove the meat from the grill and tent loosely with foil.
- Slice using a sharp knife and serve your marinated pork loin while hot and juicy!