Last updated on March 23rd, 2019
On March 18, I posed the following question to my Facebook friends:
“Looking ahead to my next video, which recipe would you like to see: A Tamale Pie — or a Sheet Pan Dinner?”
A tamale pie is a drama queen. Mine cried bitter tears when it learned that the sheet pan dinner had won the Facebook query by an overwhelming margin.
And what a magnificent sheet pan dinner it is! The Hoisin-cloaked pork tenderloins are roasted together with fresh green beans and baby potatoes. I wouldn’t hesitate to serve this one-pan wonder to well-dressed dinner guests.
Here’s the video (scroll down for notes and printable recipe):
A few notes:
As mentioned, Hoisin is a sweet and smokey Asian barbecue sauce. You can find it in almost any supermarket. Even my lousy local Hannaford sells hoisin sauce!
Fresh green beans — mine were purchased from a bag because it’s wintertime here — form a “rack” for the tenderloins. As the dinner roasts in the oven, the beans take on the smokey-sweet flavor of the pork. YUM.
Remember the herbed butter I made in the video? I forked some of it on top of the hot tenderloins. The remaining butter was spooned over the hot vegetables — a step you did not see because I forgot to push the “record” button on my camera. Oops.
Gonna give this dinner a try? Let me know how it works out for you. Fox and I each gave it five stars.
Also, please let me know if you are interested in a very delicious (and currently very upset) Tamale Pie!
xKevin
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Here’s the printable recipe, as adapted from Cook’s Illustrated:
Hoisin-glazed pork tenderloins, fresh green beans and baby potatoes all baked together on a single sheet pan. Easy to do, and elegant enough for a fancy dinner party.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- 1 garlic clove, minced (or pushed through a garlic press)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt and grinds of black pepper
- 2 1-pound pork tenderloins, trimmed
- A sprinkling of salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup Hoisin Sauce
- 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and grinds of black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes, cut lengthwise in half
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and grinds of black pepper
Instructions
- Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position; heat the oven to 450°F. In a small bowl, mix together the butter, chives, garlic, salt, and pepper. Set aside. Pat pork dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper. Then brush the tenderloins with the hoisin sauce.
- Put the green beans in a large bowl, and toss them with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Arrange the beans in the center of a large baking sheet. Put the potatoes in the same bowl, and toss them with olive oil and salt. Arrange the potatoes on bot sides of the beans.
- Place the tenderloins, side by side without touching, lengthwise on top of the green beans. Roast until the thickest part of the pork registers 140°F when tested with a meat thermometer -- 20-25 minutes. Remove tenderloins to a carving board, dot them with about 1 tablespoon of the reserved butter, and tent them beneath a sheet of aluminum foil. Meanwhile, let the veggies continue to cook in the oven until tender and golden -- 5-10 minutes longer.
- Remove veggies from oven, add the remaining butter, and toss the works until the butter melts. Transfer the veggies to a platter. Slice the pork into 1/2-inch-thick pieces, and arrange them over the vegetables, pouring any accumulated juices over the top. If desired, garnish platter with minced chives.
Pam Dempsey says
Oh, Kevin – I LOVE your sheet pan dinners!!! Cant wait to try this one! And you had me upset when you joked about ending your blog – so glad you were just joking because your blog is in my top 5 of all the blogs I follow. Thanks so much for doing it 🙂
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Ah, thank you Pam!
June Pickering says
I’ve accepted the fact that this American can usually only find rather skinny pork tenderloins in British supermarkets. Alas, I will try your recipe nonetheless… sounds yummy with the Hoisin sauce. Thanks.
Cheryl says
So glad you were joking!
I just bought two tenderloins and was thinking of doing something different with them, and voila! Here it is. This is tonight’s dinner, can’t wait. Thanks!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi June – Skinny tenderloins should work out just fine. Enjoy!
Hi Cheryl – Perfect timing!
Sharon says
Beautiful! It’s in the vault!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Sharon – Thanks for the reminder. I need a recipe vault!
shirley welch says
Thank you for another wonderful recipe~ please keep the recipes, gardening tips coming. Appreciate your blog~ have a lovely week.
Margie says
Love sheet pan dinners! I am looking forward to trying this one! And thank you for continuing to blog. I look forward to seeing what you are doing every week!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Shirley and Margie- Likewise, thank YOU for reading and watching my blogs and “vlogs”!
Lyn says
Sounds yummy! I actually developed my own sheet pan dinners years and years ago — one day at the gym I looked up at the TV, and they were talking about someone that wrote a new book – “Sheet Pan Dinners” – I literally almost fell off my elliptical!! Why didn’t I write the book 25 years ago??
Irene Wilkinson says
Yes! I’d like the tamale pie recipe. This sheet pan dinner looks pretty good too.
Cathy V. says
You just solved my problem. I’m hosting a dinner party for 6 girlfriends, celebrating birthdays. This is the answer I was looking for. Will report back on the results. Thank you Kevin . Happy Spring
Amy G. says
This looks great but I am definitely interested in the tamale pie! Happy 10th!
Joan Dreyer says
Love hoisin sauce, another recipe to use it and this is easy!
So inspired I’m making it today for friends.
Please share your tamale pie next. My dining table needs a fresh infusion of perky edibles.
Joan S says
This one is a keeper as is the one for chicken thighs – but that one is special, I plan to use the sheet pan version (Hoisin sauce & chili paste sauce regularly in pantry as is sesame seed oil) in the fall & winter months and a use a variation in a wok during the warmer months –
I like to double my pleasure while controlling the heat source in house!
Sandy Martinez says
Kevin,
“Lousy Hanaford…”
Maybe host an event to make it better? Use your super powers wisely…
Love, Sandy
Kathleen Passie says
Sounds Yummy Will make this week.. and YES tamale pie recipe!!
Happy 10th Anny!
Love this and look forward to Sunday Blogs!
Thank you!
Cary says
Bring on the tamale pie!!! Yum!!
Jeanne Collins says
I hope the drama queen tamale pie put up enough of a fit that it will still get a chance to shine! One can never have enough tamale pie recipes!!
Belinda says
You gave me a start when you mentioned retiring! I have just typed this entry into my file of recipes. I was in that same file earlier today when I put your braised short-ribs recipe together. We have limited data in our house, so I’m not able to watch videos unless I go to the library. I appreciate you for your generous spirit, wealth of gardening knowledge, and the wonderful meals you’ve helped me provide.
Sheri says
Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
And we would hate to have the Tamale Pie upset so PLEASE post the recipe:)
Molly says
This looks delicious and gorgeous!
Looking forward to Tamale Pie.
Carol M says
This looks delicious!!! I look forward to the tamale pie recipe also. Love your blog and look forward to your posts.
Cheryl Hodges says
Mmmmm. Okay I searched Tamale pie and how about it Kevin?
Brenda says
Put this in the oven as we left for church yesterday. Came home to a super easy, super delicious lunch. Thanks for the great recipe!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Brenda – Thanks for the review. So glad this recipe was a success for you!
Meredith Hill says
Thank You Kevin for this super recipe. Can’t wait to try it. My husband does not enjoy green beans so I will sub with asparagus.
Mary jordan says
Congratulations on 10 years. Just made this sheet pan supper for lunch on Wednesday because I am retired and I can. Wonderful flavors. Raves from my better half. Plenty of leftovers. For us. Not sharing. Is this in the book if I find my cookbook ( your cookbook) I bet you it’s in there.
Thanks, again, Mary
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Mary – I’m SO glad the recipe was a success for you! (It’s a new recipe for me, so not included in my 2017 cookbook.)
Diane says
This look delicious, thank you Kevin! Will be making this tonight!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Great, Diane! Let me know how the dinner works out for you!
Cathy Venegon says
Success! I made this sheet pan dinner on Wednesday night for a group of my women friends (6) to celebrate two of their birthdays. It was the perfect solution for an easy, yet elegant enough for company meal.
I followed your instructions to the letter. The meat was juicy and tender and the potatoes crisp yet buttery. I could have used more beans, so next time. Thank you Kevin, you did it again!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Cathy – Your comment made my day. Thanks for posting your review!
Margaret Califano says
I just made this and it was delicious! Thank you Kevin for another great recipe. Raspberry strata tomorrow!
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Hi Margaret — One of my favorite recipes. So glad you liked it! (Let me know how the Raspberry Strata turns out for you!)
Kathie from IL says
I really appreciate your blog. Thanks for all the work you do to create such a wonderful blog.I had a stroke in Nov ‘16. And have almost no sense of balance. My husband is a terrific caretaker for me. He is not a cook. I used to love cooking and baking. He tries very hard to keep me feed. I think this tenderloin. Will be easy for him and taste delicious.