Step 1

Measure the water and salt into a medium-sized bowl. Stir until salt has dissolved. Stir in the garlic powder, if using.

Step 2

Add the pork tenderloins, making sure that they are both fully submerged. Refrigerate the tenderloins in the brine for 1 hour.

Step 3

Remove from the fridge. Take tenderloins out of brine. Discard brine. Pat tenderloins dry but do not rinse. Bake tenderloins, grill them, or use in one of these pork tenderloin recipes, but be sure to not add any additional salt.