An Iowa Mom Makes Iowa Breaded Pork Tenderloins

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3 жыл бұрын

Those Iowa hang-outside-the-bun breaded pork tenderloins are delicious. An Iowa Mom shows how to make them at home.
Breaded Pork Tenderloin
by Lana Shea as posted on An Iowa Mom Videos
4 tenderloins
About 2” of tenderloin for 4 tenderloins
Cut and package the rest and freeze for later
Cut pork tenderloin into 1/2 inch slices
Put each slice between parchment paper and pound to ¼” or less thick
In a pie plate beat together
2 eggs
1 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
Put on same parchment paper
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
Heat up frying pan with enough oil to coat the bottom.
Dip meat into egg mixture to coat both sides, then dip in crumbs.
Repeat until each piece is coated twice and fry in the hot oil until golden brown on each side - cooking thermometer should say 160o to be safe. They fry fast so watch (about 5 minutes a side.)
Makes 4 large tenderloins which can be eaten in a hamburger bun or serve as a meat without buns.
(These keep in frig for up to 3 days and makes great left overs.)

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@BillyDee159 2 жыл бұрын

I use to get a Tenderloin sandwich at a small roadside dinner in Mt Ayer Iowa. Golden piece of pork hanging over a toasted bun, dill pickles and mustard with a strawberry milkshake…that was 60 years ago and the tenderloin sandwich cost .35 cents…. Now I live in a big city and pay $50 for a ribeye in a fancy restaurant and it can’t hold a candle to that .35 cent Tenderloin sandwich…..where did I go wrong?

@oystertoadfish1149 Ай бұрын

My parents were from Afton, but after they married they moved to KC. I was a city slicker, but drove through Mt Ayer hundreds of times growing up. Nothing better than an Iowa pork tenderloin sandwich. A lot of nostalgia in a sandwich.

@jillchristen3074 Ай бұрын

Love Maid Rites and pork tenderloin sandwiches to, I’m from Iowa ♥️

@IowaMom Ай бұрын

Hello, Iowan! Lovely weather today.

@tonilinquist2384 3 жыл бұрын

My husband is an Iowan and we recently moved away and he's feeling pretty homesick. He mentioned wishing he could visit iowa and get a tenderloin this evening. I told him to look up a recipe and we can make it. How perfect it is to find your videos! His mom passed years ago so watching your videos tonight felt like home. I wish you had more views and we're monotized. Thanks for making your video Iowa Mom!

@IowaMom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing that, toni linquist. I was so happy to know it was a blessing to you and your husband. It brought a tear to my eye. Hope you'll enjoy watching my other videos too.

@RonClaussenTees 3 жыл бұрын

I am out west now, but I order tenderloins from Amana meats and they ship frozen via UPS

@liamheath6355 Жыл бұрын

Grew up in Iowa and my grandma would make these for me every time I came to visit, and it was one of the first recipes she ever taught me. I moved to Boston about a month ago, and im feeling homesick. Im using this refresher to make this for my partner. Thank you

@IowaMom Жыл бұрын

That's great. Enjoy good memories from Iowa.

@toddburton5548 4 ай бұрын

Got to have the works on mine 😊

@georgegoddard9636 3 жыл бұрын

An early memory is my dad taking me to a place called Millies in DesMoines in the 60s that tenderloin sammich was great! Thank you! Now I gotta try your recipe.

@IowaMom 3 жыл бұрын

George Goddard, thank you for sharing your memory. Such precious memories makes the deliciousness taste even better. :)

@nicole-uo9cd Ай бұрын

I like to use spring loaded tongs for flouring and breading. If you don't want t get your hands messy, you can also use diposable latex or nitrile gloves.

@IowaMom Ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip, nicole-uo9cd.

@beckydavis2252 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite sandwiches. Thank-you for sharing your recipe with us. I will have to try it some time soon.

@user-ug2pe8co9g 2 жыл бұрын

I just found this recipe! I have always wanted to try to make them but never knew how! Thank you also for the tip of using plastic wrap over the meat. That would definitely help me as I use a knife to tenderize like my mother did. However, it often cuts thru the meat & the juice does splash around. Thanks for the tips you give as they are so useful! I may have to try to make one! Thanks

@homevalueglass3809 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@IowaMom 8 ай бұрын

😀And delicious.

@sapat664 2 жыл бұрын

We always used saltine cracker crumbs for ours. I grew up across the Mississippi from Iowa in Rock Island, IL. We love pork tenderloin sandwiches. Our little Dairy Queen made the best and biggest ones. I use the same boneless chops as you, but I use my cast iron tortilla press to flatten them. I cut open a zip lock bag and put a chop on it, then one press of the handle makes it flat. You ask for a Pork Tenderloin sandwich here in Texas and you get a blank stare.

@IowaMom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. My mom used cracker crumbs for breaded pork chops and they were delicious. You'll have to make tenderloins for some of your neighbors. Who knows, you may start a new trend in Texas. 😄

@sapat664 2 жыл бұрын

@@IowaMom lol. You never know. ;)

@ednichols9483 Жыл бұрын

Austin Texas here, I grew up in Missouri my dad ran a tenderloin sandwich shop in Chillicothe Mo and I watched him make tenderloins a many nights. When I get hungry for some I make up a batch. Calverts drive-ins have a breaded port tenderloin sandwich that's not bad. I've lived in Texas for 30-plus years and have Known two food trucks that tried to make a go of selling Tenderloins, but both moved back, one to Iowa another just left. Crazy Texans think the only thing good beaded, is a chicken-fried steak, that's made with a beef cutlet.

@IowaMom Жыл бұрын

Lol

@georgegoddard9636 3 жыл бұрын

Ok tried it a couple weeks ago. Wonderful! Fortunately a couple extra so that’s supper tonight 👍. Thanks again!

@IowaMom 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, George Goddard. I'm so glad you are enjoying Iowa Tenderloins. :)

@benjamindouglas862 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up in IL before moving to VA, these are one of the foods that I miss most from the Midwest. I like mine with mustard, onions and pickle though.

@IowaMom 2 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Douglas, thanks for your comment. Adding those extras are always a personal touch. Glad you found your favorite way to eat them. :)

@sapat664 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Yellow mustard, onion and pickles

@justamerican 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up In Iowa. A tenderloin sandwich is great. During High school I lived on pork tenderloins at lunch. These were from a fast food restaurant. I have used several recipes to make these at home without much success. They are just not the same. Giant patty's hanging over the bun, mustard a little mustard and sliced dill pickles and this is just great. I think the difference is the patty is frozen and then deep fried. Thanks for your video.

@melissamclaughlin4383 Жыл бұрын

Delicious 😋 thank you 😋

@IowaMom Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. So glad you like it.

@wdh47211 Жыл бұрын

I found this randomly on KZfaq. Great tip. I like your channel.

@IowaMom Жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks.

@shawnfrey Жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@IowaMom Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Shawn Frey

@HomeVideoStudio 7 ай бұрын

Nice video!

@IowaMom 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment

@Scopper81 2 жыл бұрын

Iowa Mom knows how to do it right. Bun and pork are all that is necessary.

@IowaMom 6 ай бұрын

LOL. Thanks for watching.

@carly7693 3 жыл бұрын

Mmm those look so good. How long do you set your timer for the tenderloins?

@IowaMom 3 жыл бұрын

I set the timer for 1 minute to check on them. I usually do about 2 minutes on each side. It will depend on how hot the pan is but the minute timer keeps me from burning them. :)

@bobbychubb6913 2 жыл бұрын

We had them in Ohio too. Made big as a plate on a small bun with mustard and pickles. Haven't had one in 40 years. We don't have them in the south 😭

@IowaMom 2 жыл бұрын

Now you don't have to miss out on that yummy blast from the past. 😋

@toddm9501 5 ай бұрын

All states have their go to sandwiches. I'd put this up against anyone's.

@IowaMom 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment, toddm9501

@jonathanhosier7847 Жыл бұрын

If your ever in Indiana let me know I’ll make ya a great tenderloin

@kevinhullinger8743 Ай бұрын

FYI, flour first, egg and then crumbs.

@IowaMom 29 күн бұрын

I do the EXTRA egg at first then the usual flour then egg again before crumbs. That extra egg layer makes for a thicker crust and egg again after the flour insures that the crumb will stay on the pork.

@Nacho-Mamma 2 жыл бұрын

Iowa & Indiana state sandwich!

@DWVAR1 Жыл бұрын

It’s kinda like basketball Iowa is good but not quite as good as us

@loveforeignaccents 3 жыл бұрын

I love breaded pork tenderloin but never on a (hamburger) bun. I know this is your recipe and how you make it, and it does look good, but I just prefer the patties with brown gravy poured over them; you should try it some time.

@IowaMom 3 жыл бұрын

We usually eat it without the bun just to save on carbs. The gravy idea is like chicken fried steak, which was one of my mother's favorites. Thanks for sharing, loveforeignaccents

@BillyDee159 2 жыл бұрын

You are describing an Austrian schnitzel……which immigrants from Austria brought to Iowa in the 1800’s that was later made into a tenderloin sandwich…. I’m pretty sure most people have tried a schnitzel with gravy but it doesn’t even come close to a tenderloin sandwich

@loveforeignaccents 2 жыл бұрын

@@BillyDee159 Yeah, it goes by the name wiener schnitzel, too.

@expediterdean2852 11 ай бұрын

I like making those as a patty with chicken gravy and mashed taters 😁

@IowaMom 11 ай бұрын

Yum! Sounds good!

@mrmr1652 2 жыл бұрын

You do know there is a big difference in pork loin and pork tenderloin?

@IowaMom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Mr MR. Yes, they are different cuts of pork but I have used both as shown at the beginning of the video, and as long as you pound out the meat to make the thin patties, I can't tell the difference. You may use the pork tenderloin if you prefer.

@BillyDee159 2 жыл бұрын

No salt or pepper?????

@IowaMom 2 жыл бұрын

For sure. At minute marker 2:31 I say to generously salt and pepper. It does need that for the best flavor. Thanks for asking.

@Nacho-Mamma 2 жыл бұрын

If you do butter your buns, USE REAL BUTTER!

@IowaMom Жыл бұрын

Butter is wonderful