Chinese Barbecued Pork - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 pork tenderloin (11/2 LB/750g total)
    MARINADE
    2 tablespoons light soy sauce
    2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
    1 tablespoon sherry wine
    1 tablespoon black bean sauce
    1 1/2 teaspoons minced gingerroot
    1 1/2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
    1 clove garlic, minced.
    1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
    1 pinch five-spice powder
Preparation
    Trim any fat from tenderloins;tuck ends under and tie ech tenderloin with kitchen string.
    Place in a shallow glass dish.
    Whisk together Marinade and pour over tenderloin,turning to coat.
    cover and refridgerate for at least 2 hrs or up to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
    Let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature before cooking.
    Place meat on rack in roasting pan reserving marinade.
    pour 1 cup water in pan.
    bake,basting generously 4 times in 375f oven fot 35-45 minutes or until meat themometer inserted at 20-degree angle registers 160Fand meat still has a HINT of pink.
    Remove to cutting board and tent with foil.
    Let stand for 10 minutes.
    remove string, slice pork diagonally into thin slices.
    note Variations:This can also be cooked on the BbQ.
    Thai BBQ POrk: substitute fish sauce for soy sauce,and lime juice for for sherry.
    increase gingerroot to 1 tbsp and 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander for five spice powder.
    Time does not include standing time.

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