Chinese-Style Glazed Pork Tenderloin
- 27 steps
- Original recipe
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- Tray
- Small prep bowl16 oz
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Your setup
- Tray
- Small prep bowl16 oz
Prep ahead
Tray A
- 2 pork tenderloins, trimmed
- 1Tray A2 pork tenderloins, trimmed
Lay tenderloins on cutting board with long side running parallel to counter edge.
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Cut horizontally down length of tenderloins, stopping ½ inch from edge so halves remain intact.
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Working with one at a time, open up tenderloins, place between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, and pound to ¾-inch thickness.
Prep ahead
Small prep bowl B16 oz
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4Small prep bowl B2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger · 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup apricot preserves
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Combine soy sauce, preserves, hoisin sauce, sherry, ginger, sesame oil, garlic, five-spice powder, and pepper in bowl.
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Reserve ¾ cup marinade.
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Place pork in large zipper-lock bag and pour remaining marinade into bag with pork.
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Seal bag, turn to coat, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
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- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon molasses
Combine reserved marinade, ketchup, and molasses in small saucepan.
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Cook over medium heat until syrupy and reduced to ¾ cup, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Reserve ¼ cup glaze for glazing cooked tenderloin.
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FOR A CHARCOAL GRILL: Open bottom vent completely.
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Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts).
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When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over grill.
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Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely.
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Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes.
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FOR A GAS GRILL: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes.
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Turn all burners to medium-high.
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Clean and oil cooking grate.
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- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Pat pork dry with paper towels, then rub with vegetable oil.
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Grill pork (covered if using gas) until lightly charred on first side, about 2 minutes.
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Flip and brush grilled side of pork evenly with 2 tablespoons glaze.
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Continue grilling until lightly charred on second side, about 2 minutes.
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Flip and brush evenly with 2 more tablespoons glaze.
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Repeat flipping and glazing twice more, until pork registers 140 degrees and is thickly glazed, about 4 minutes longer.
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Transfer pork to cutting board and brush with reserved glaze.
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Tent loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 5 minutes.
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Slice and serve.