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May 21, 2014

Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Mustard Sauce

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Grilled pork tenderloin with a delicious low carb cocoa spice rub and spicy mustard sauce. And you could win one of two grills! Check out this awesome giveaway.

Low Carb Cocoa Rubbed Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Grilling season is officially here in New England and we are going to celebrate! We deserve it, after the harsh winter so many of us experienced, don’t you think? So today I am joining with 8 other great bloggers to celebrate National Grilling Month. And how are we going to celebrate? By giving away TWO amazing prize packs that include…GRILLS! So if you are in the market for a new grill, or even if you’re not, you are going to want to enter this giveaway. Let’s #getgrilling!

We are also bringing you 9 amazing recipes inspired by the versatile flavours of El Diablo Mustard. These hot and spicy mustards are a real treat, and perfect for pairing with any grilled meats or even vegetables. I got to try a few of them out and settled on making a spicy sauce to accompany a grilled pork tenderloin. It was truly delicious.

Cocoa Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Mustard Sauce

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Low Carb Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Please note that this post is uncompensated. Beyond receiving a set of El Diablo mustards to try, I did not accept any compensation.

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Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
Pork Tenderloin:
  • 2 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne
  • 1.5 to 2 lb pork tenderloin
  • 1 tbsp olive or avocado oil
  • Additional salt and pepper to taste
Chipotle Mustard Sauce:
  • 1/4 cup Chipotle mustard
  • OR 1/4 cup Dijon mustard with 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
  • 2 tbsp avocado or olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
Pork Tenderloin:
  1. Preheat grill to medium high.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk cocoa powder, chill powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper and cayenne together.
  3. Brush tenderloin with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  4. Sprinkle tenderloin all over with cocoa spice mixture and press lightly to adhere.
  5. Transfer pork to preheated grill and close the lid. Cook 6 to 7 minutes on the first side, then flip and close the lid again. Cook another 6 minutes.
  6. Turn of heat and let tenderloin sit inside without lifting the lid for another 5 minutes. The thickest end of the tenderloin should read 140 to 150F on an instant read thermometer. If not, close the lid and let it continue to cook from the residual heat of the grill.
  7. Remove, tent with foil and let rest while preparing the sauce.
Chipotle Mustard Sauce:
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the the mustard, oil, vinegar, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
  2. Slice tenderloin into 1/2 inch slices and drizzle with sauce. Hand remaining sauce around at the table.
Colleen/Souffle Bombay – Bacon Wrapped BBQ Shrimp with a Chipotle Mustard Glaze
Carolyn/All Day I Dream About Food – Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle Mustard Sauce
Marie/Little Kitchie – Grilled Spicy Mustard BBQ Chicken Pizza
Kita/Girl Carnivore – Spicy Mustard Brats with Sauerkraut  
Jo-Lynne/Musings of a Housewife – Sweet & Spicy Baked Beans with Ham
Heathe/Sugar Dish Me – Hot Honey Mustard Wings
Lauryn/The Vintage Mom – Spicy Mustard Mayo Chicken Kabobs
Kellie/The Suburban Soapbox – Grilled Beef Tenderloin Sandwich with Spicy Steakhouse Aioli
Barry/Welcome to the Cookout – Championship Baby Back Ribs
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  1. Melissa says

    May 21, 2014 at 7:19 am

    My favorite food to grill is hotdogs…I love when they get all crispy 🙂

    Reply
  2. alana jones says

    May 21, 2014 at 7:27 am

    I love your blog! Every recipe I’ve made has been delicious! It has made my new gluten free low carbon lifestyle a lot easier. I sure wouldn love to win one of these pride packs! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  3. Cheryl says

    May 21, 2014 at 7:30 am

    Wow – that looks fantastic! I have been looking for low carb rubs and am definitely trying this this weekend.

    Reply
  4. Desiree Fox says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Love grilling in the summer and love this giveaway!! Mustard is my favorite condiment!!

    Reply
  5. Rachel says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:14 am

    Grills…wish I had one!

    Reply
  6. Liz says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:19 am

    I love to grill veggies, but the guys in the family would definitely prefer your gorgeous pork (me, too!).

    Reply
  7. Sean says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:20 am

    That looks DELICIOUS! Can’t wait to make it

    Reply
  8. Mackenzie says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:31 am

    My favorite food to grill is chicken and any time of veggies, oh and peaches and pineapple.. YUM

    Reply
  9. Karen Ostrom says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:52 am

    I’m in love with the spice, I love to grill pork loin, chicken, ribs and nothing like lobster grilled out

    Reply
  10. Adrienne @ Whole New Mom says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:04 am

    simple hamburgers :). and healthy hot dogs. And veggies.

    Reply
  11. Lisa says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:21 am

    We really have gotten into grilling veggies – yum!!!

    Reply
  12. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Oh my Lawd this looks so fantastic! The sauce is magical!

    Reply
  13. Judy says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Love to grill pork loin using the rotisserie!

    Reply
  14. Debbie Jennings says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Shish-Kebobs are my favorite grillables but we do steak at least a couple of times a week on a BBQ that is so rusted out on the bottom I expect it to fall through at any moment.

    Reply
  15. Angela says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:55 am

    I love juicy steaks! Thanks for the giveaway:)

    Reply
  16. Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says

    May 21, 2014 at 11:41 am

    I grill pork often on the grill, this looks incredible! I don’t know what excited me more…your rub or the sauce! Beautiful!

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  17. Lorraine says

    May 21, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    The pork looks wonderful, but I HATE mustard! And mayonnaise. Always have, always will. Since going low carb, I’ve come to love coconut and cauliflower (well, not love cauliflower, but like some, mixed in as a sub for rice or potatoes), but mustard and mayonnaise – yuck! I can smell and taste even the tiniest bit.

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    • Carolyn says

      May 21, 2014 at 6:03 pm

      Okay, so make the pork and skip the sauce…it will still be good!

      Reply
  18. Jan says

    May 21, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    Definitely steak and corn on the cob – yum!

    Reply
  19. Carolyn says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:01 pm

    This looks so yummy. I love grilled pork.

    Reply
  20. Marie @ Little Kitchie says

    May 21, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    This looks seriously incredible!

    Reply
  21. kita says

    May 21, 2014 at 9:55 pm

    Why did I think you were west coast? Weird, that should have clicked and we could be weekend bbq buddies long before now.
    Ok, on to the post! I love everything about the sound of this. Handsome and I are on a strict loosely paleo inspired diet right now and this would be the perfect way to jazz things up a bit!

    Reply
  22. roni says

    May 22, 2014 at 8:35 am

    I love to grill chicken kabobs

    Reply
  23. Sandra says

    May 22, 2014 at 8:59 am

    Love steaks and sausage BBQ….would love to win the smoker.

    Reply
  24. K. Crete says

    May 22, 2014 at 10:22 am

    oh that looks scrumptious

    Reply
  25. Lauryn says

    May 22, 2014 at 11:30 am

    I need to add this to our menu plan! Love the idea of the cocoa rub and topped with the Chipotle Mustard Sauce…delicious. Sounds amazing Carolyn!

    Reply
  26. [email protected] says

    May 22, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    Wowza, Carolyn what a fantastic recipe! I must taste all of these amazing flavours together. Good luck to the giveaway participants.

    Reply
  27. Gail B says

    May 22, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    This dish looks fantastic! I can’t wait to try it! Since this is Memorial Day weekend, off to the grill for some pork tenderloin!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  28. Susie says

    May 25, 2014 at 5:20 am

    Nothing like a grilled burger!!! 🙂
    Cool giveaway,
    Susie

    Reply
  29. Maria says

    May 25, 2014 at 5:40 am

    I love mustard! Mustard and may mixed, oh my 🙂 This looks so good, my mouth is watering! (Wonderful prize packages too 🙂

    Reply
  30. Holly Ellerton says

    May 25, 2014 at 6:04 am

    I cannot wait to try this recipe. I love grilled pork tenderloin. This giveaway is well timed, our grill did not fair well in our northeast winter! Thank you!

    Reply
  31. Paula says

    May 25, 2014 at 9:31 am

    I just found your website this week and can’t wait to try all your recipes. They sound fantastic!

    Great timing for the grill giveaway — our grill died this week.

    Reply
  32. Carolyn says

    May 25, 2014 at 10:26 am

    My favorite food to grill is steak and this recipe looks delicious!

    Reply
  33. Linda romer says

    May 25, 2014 at 11:22 am

    My favorite food to grill is sausage and peppers and onions on some great grilled bread. Yum!

    Reply
  34. Dita MacDonald says

    May 25, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    Melissa, your recipes are always so yummy!! I would love to try this recipe that you have today – Cocoa-Rubbed Tenderloin. I can’t to try it.

    Reply
  35. patricia says

    May 25, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    We do like pork on the grill, but our favorite is chicken.

    Reply
  36. Lisa says

    May 25, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    I love to grill asparagus with some olive oil and garlic. Yummo!

    Reply
  37. VENI KOMNINIDOU says

    May 26, 2014 at 2:25 am

    I love the combination of these spices with pork!Great idea!!

    Reply
  38. Marcia says

    May 26, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    This looks delicious! I can’t wait to make it for my family!

    Reply
  39. Kerri says

    May 26, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Making this for dinner tonight, can’t wait!

    Reply
  40. Sandy N says

    May 26, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    I love steaks and ribs on the grill.

    Reply
  41. Deb C says

    May 28, 2014 at 1:58 am

    My favorite is grilling lobster tails. Quick, easy and delicious!

    Reply
  42. Chris says

    August 25, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    This looks terrific. I’m dying to make it for my wife and I. We don’t have chipotle powder, but I do have chipotle’s in adobo sauce. Can I substitute some chipotle adobo sauce for the powder? Also, we have communal grills but they don’t get very hot. Can I make this in the oven instead? What temp and how long? You have wonderful recipes!

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    • Carolyn says

      August 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm

      Hi, I am sure you can use some finely minced chipotle in adobo. It’s hot, though so go sparingly. As for the oven, I know it would work but I don’t know the length of time. 350F should be good but you want to check it and get it to about 145F internal temp. I’d start at 20 minutes and check every 5 min after that.

      Reply
  43. Jo says

    November 18, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Can this be cooked in the oven rather than grilling?

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    • Carolyn says

      November 18, 2014 at 5:50 pm

      Probably. I would find a roasted pork tenderloin recipe and follow the cooking instructions for that.

      Reply
    • Pam Shultz says

      April 29, 2017 at 10:59 am

      I think if you pan seared it first to lock in the juices you could finish baking it in the oven. I fixed this last night on the grill, and had to finish baking it in the oven as my tenderloin was almost 5 lbs. I think it only needed about 20 minutes at 400 until it was 152 degrees inside.

      Reply
  44. Sandra says

    March 9, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    This is possibly the best pork tenderloin I have ever had! We have had perfect spring like weather the last 2 days so I wanted to grill something for dinner. I naturally went to your web site to look for a new recipe. Wow! Did I hit the jack pot. This was easy and sooo delicious I don’t even know how to describe it. Thank you for a wonderful new flavor. – – The mustard sauce was a perfect compliment too.

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    • Carolyn says

      March 9, 2016 at 10:43 pm

      So glad you liked it!

      Reply
  45. Pam Shultz says

    April 29, 2017 at 10:56 am

    Last night I made this for supper and it truly is a 5 star recipe. If you are not a fan of the heat, simply cut back some of the pepper seasonings. I had a 5 lb tenderloin, so I cut it in half, trippled the seasonings, and finished baking it at 400 for about 20 minutes (it was 152 degrees when I took it out). So moist, delicious, and flavorful…. I think the leftovers could be great cold or warm over a salad with the chipotle mustard thinned out to dressing. This recipe is definitely a keeper and will be brought when I need to impress guests!

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