BBQ Pork Tenderloin

Wow. This was delicious. And you will want more than you think. The four of us went through 2 whole tenderloins. It was ridiculous.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Cumin
• 2 pork tenderloins

Directions:

1. Mix together soy sauce, garlic, and brown sugar
2. Place tenderloins into a ziploc bag along with marinade ingredients for 45 minutes (we let it marinade for 1.5 hours).
3. Get grill to medium high heat
4. Place tenderloins on grill, directly over heat, cover grill
5. Turn meat every 5 minutes or so, until all sides have nice grill marks and the meat starts to firm up. Cut in the middle of the tenderloin to check for doneness. If you think the pork is on the edge of being done/raw, take pork off grill and let it sit uncut for 5-10 minutes. The pork will continue to cook without getting dried out
6. Slice, and mailman to finish

A four-way mailman sesh for the ages. Be jealous. Be very jealous.

 Happy cooking mailmanning!

Mint Julep

This is a little late considering that Derby Day was last weekend, but you can use them for next year!

Yes I realize that "Iowa Bourbon Whiskey" is not technically Bourbon. Get off your high horse because this was some good ass whiskey.

Ingredients:

1. Mint leaves
2. Simple syrup OR sugar
3. Ice (preferably crushed)
4. Bourbon

Directions:

• Put 7-8 mint leaves at the bottom of a large glass
• Pour 1/2 shot of simple syrup (or 2 teaspoons sugar)
• Muddle mint leaves until mint aroma comes out strongly

I need a muddler. Birthday gift anyone?

• Add crushed ice to top of glass (crushed ice will melt into the whiskey better, which will improve the flavor combinations)
• Add ~2-3 shots of bourbon whiskey (or however much you feel is appropriate)
• Be sure that the whiskey is at room temperature. Ice cold whiskey is a rookie mistake.

You know you want one...

• Mailman the shit out of it while your favorite horse inevitably loses you money :)

Confession: We didn't watch the derby. We drank mint juleps and watched Sherlock :)

 Happy drinking mailmanning!