Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 

Simmer onions in water, covered, for 20 minutes. Take it off heat and mix in the remaining stuffing ingredients.

Split the tenderloin lengthwise, not quite all the way through so that you can spread it like an open book. 

Spread the stuffing along the entire length of the meat.

Tie with twine in several places to hold the stuffing.

Spread garlic, salt, and pepper along the outsides of the tenderloin. 

Arrange bacon strips on top. Then, place tenderloin on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.

Place in the oven for 1 hour until a thermometer registers 170ºF. Remove bacon for last 20 minutes of roasting so the meat will brown. Transfer tenderloin to a hot platter, sprinkle with salt and let “rest” 15 minutes. To serve, cut into slices ¼”-½” thick.