Eric’s family often ate Chinese food when he was growing up. His father’s family lived in China for a number of years before Americans were recalled at the start of World War II. In his retirement, Eric’s grandfather on his mother’s side of the family, enjoyed the process of preparing Chinese food (particularly stir-fry) along with all the vegetables inherent in those dishes. Eric also enjoys cooking in a wok, the vegetables, and the rich flavors of Asian foods.
In Chinese cooking, hoisin sauce (likened to a Chinese barbecue sauce) is a thick, fragrant condiment often used as a glaze for meat, an addition to stir fries, or as a dipping sauce. The taste is both sweet and salty. Hoisin sauce is typically made from fermented soy, fennel seeds, red chilies, vinegar, and garlic. In Chinese, “hoi” means sea and “sin” means fresh, but the sauce isn’t made from seafood. Rather, it is thought that hoisin sauce originates in southern Chinese cooking where it was used as a dipping sauce with fresh seafood.
In this recipe, the sauce is used to add wonderful Asian flavor to some pork tenderloin. Easy, quick & delicious!
Hoisin Pork Tenderloin
Hoisin Pork Tenderloin (adapted from tasteofhome.com) Serves: 6 – 8, Time Required: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 pounds pork tenderloin
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- sliced scallions and cooked rice, for serving
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 475° F. In a small saucepot, mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and pepper flakes, whisking to combine it.
Combine the ingredients for the sauce.
Pour 1/4 cup of the mixture into a small container. Place the tenderloin on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-inch roasting pan. Brush it with the 1/4 cup hoisin mixture. Roast the tenderloin until the internal thermometer reaches 145° F, about 15-20 minutes.
Baste the tenderloins with some of the sauce.
Stir the water into the remaining hoisin mixture in the saucepot. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, stirring it occasionally. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the butter. Keep the sauce warm.
Cook the sauce to thicken it.
Remove the pork from the oven and let it stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve the pork with rice and top it with the sauce and some sliced green onions.
Serve the pork over rice with some scallions.
Hoisin sauce gives an Asian flair to our Spring dishes! ~Linda
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 pounds pork tenderloin
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- sliced scallions and cooked rice, for serving
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 475° F. In a small saucepot, mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and pepper flakes, whisking to combine it. Pour 1/4 cup of the mixture into a small container. Place the tenderloin on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-inch roasting pan. Brush it with the 1/4 cup hoisin mixture. Roast the tenderloin until it reaches an internal temperature of 145° F, about 15-20 minutes.
Stir the water into the remaining hoisin mixture in the saucepot. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, stirring it occasionally. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the butter. Keep the sauce warm.
Remove the pork from the oven and let it stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve the pork with rice and top it with the sauce and some sliced green onions.