You’ve GOT to try tonight’s dinner sometime – Baked Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches!
These were SO incredibly easy to make and would satisfy any fast-food lover’s appetite for a greasy, crunchy fried sandwich! First, I set up 4 breading stations for the pork:
- Seasoning
- 1 beaten egg white
- Panko bread crumbs
- Non-stick sprayed baking sheet
Next I cut an 8oz butterflied pork chop in half, then pounded each side out until they were ~1/4 inch thick. Then I liberally seasoned both sides with seasoning salt.
Then, I dipped each chop into a dish with 1Â beaten egg white, then into some panko bread crumbs, coating each side well.
Finally, I laid the chops on the baking sheet, pressed a few more crumbs on top, and sprayed the tops with non-stick spray.
Into a 425 degree oven they go, until the chops are golden brown and cooked all the way through, ~8-9 minutes.
Voila – a crispy, crunchy pork tenderloin sandwich that you would have sworn came right from the fryer! SO CRUNCHYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my opinion, a truly delish pork tenderloin sandwich MUST be served on a soft & squishy sesame seed bun, it MUST hang off the end of said bun, and the whole thing MUST be smothered in cold ketchup.
Baked Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
Serves 2
Ingredients:
8oz butterflied pork chop
Seasoning salt
1 egg white, whisked
panko bread crumbs
non-stick spray
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut the pork chop in half, then pound each half out until 1/4″ thick. Season both sides with seasoning salt.
- Setup 2 shallow dishes for breading. In one, pour the egg white, in the other pour in panko bread crumbs.
- Dip each chop half in the egg white, then into the bread crumbs. Place on a non-stick sprayed, foil covered baking sheet. Spray the tops with more non-stick spray.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes, or until the chops are golden brown and cooked all the way through
Tim 04.22.2018
Thanks! I was needing a recipe like this and this one fits the bill perfectly. I am also from Iowa and our tenderlion sandwiches are to die for. This is now on the menu for tomorrow night.
Just like you it has to be a sesame seed bun and smothered in ketchup. (An Iowa thing?)
Paula 06.21.2013
Dare I suggest breading the pork cutlets in crushed Dorito’s instead!! Yup, I said it… crushed DORITOS!! :-P I will still love trying your recipe too!! :-)
Laura C 09.23.2012
I used to live near Des Moines, and one of my favorite places to go was Millie’s for their tenderloin sandwiches. Nobody out here makes them the same way, so I think it may be time to break out of the breaded/fried type completely and give this recipe a spin!