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The pork tenderloin sandwich, also known as breaded pork tenderloin sandwich aka BPT, contains a breaded and fried cutlet similar to the Wiener Schnitzel and is popular in the
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Sandwich description

The primary differences between a Pork Tenderloin sandwich and a Wiener Schnitzel are that the Pork Tenderloin sandwich is made exclusively using
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and it is
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instead of pan fried. The Pork Tenderloin sandwich is also usually served on a bun. There is a grilled variant of the Pork Tenderloin that omits the breading and grills the tenderloin instead of deep frying it. A Pork Tenderloin sandwich is traditionally prepared from a thinly sliced piece of
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loin, hammered thin with a
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The meat is then dipped in
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and
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s or crushed saltine crackers before being
deep fried Deep frying (also referred to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow oil used in conventional frying done in a frying pan. Normal ...
in oil. After cooking, the prepared Pork loin is then served on a
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, with the meat overhanging the bun considerably. The
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can be served with condiments such as
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and pickles. The sandwich is usually served with a side of
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, though
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are often provided instead.


Variants


Grilled

A variant of the fried tenderloin sandwich is made with a grilled prepared pork loin. Recipes for this variant appear from New England to South Carolina. The meat is seasoned,
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or
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and cooked on a grill. After cooking, the meat is placed on a kaiser roll or hamburger bun and topped with condiments.


See also

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Cuisine of the Midwestern United States Midwestern cuisine is a regional cuisine of the Midwest (United States), American Midwest. It draws its culinary roots most significantly from the cuisines of Central Europe, Central, Northern Europe, Northern and Eastern Europe, and Native No ...
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Pork tenderloin Pork tenderloin, also called pork fillet, pork steak or Gentleman's Cut, is a long, thin cut of pork. As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle along the central spine portion, ventral to the lumbar vertebrae, th ...
* Wiener Schnitzel *
Milanesa The milanesa is a variation of the Lombard veal Milanese, or the Austrian Wiener schnitzel, where generic types of meat breaded cutlet preparations are known as a ''milanesa''. The milanesa was brought to the Southern Cone by Italian immigran ...
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Chicken Fried Steak Chicken-fried steak, also known as country-fried steak or CFS, is an American breaded cutlet dish consisting of a piece of beefsteak (most often tenderized cube steak) coated with seasoned flour and either deep-fried or pan-fried. It is sometime ...
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List of American sandwiches This is a list of American sandwiches. This list contains entries of sandwiches that were created in, or ''commonly'' eaten in the United States. A sandwich is a food item consisting of one or more types of food placed on or between slices of brea ...
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List of sandwiches A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of pork dishes This is a list of notable pork dishes. Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide,Raloff, JanetFood for Thought: Global Food Trends Science News Online. ...


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* {{Sandwiches American sandwiches Breaded cutlets Cuisine of the Midwestern United States Pork sandwiches