Ginger Sesame Pork

lightly adapted from simplyrecipes.com

• 1 to 1 1/4 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed of silver-skin
• 1 inch piece peeled ginger root, finely grated
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped (or 1.5 tsp minced garlic)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce if cooking gluten-free)
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/3 cup minced green onions
• 2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

1 Put the ginger and garlic in a bowl. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, green onions, seasoned rice wine vinegar, olive oil and sesame oil. Stir to combine. 

2 Place pork tenderloin into a marinating bag or bowl and cover with the marinade. Marinate for an hour.

3 Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil in a large oven safe pan. Over medium-high heat heat oil then add the meat (reserve the marinade in the bag or bowl). Brown meat on all sides. Remove the pan from the stove. Pour in the marinade and place the pan in the preheated oven. Cook for 10-40 minutes, depending on the thickness of your meat. Internal temperature should be 140 degrees.  

4 Let rest about 10 minutes before slicing.

The pork I had on hand was a pork sirloin roast. I cut that into smaller pieces and it worked out. But I did need to cook it for longer than a smaller tenderloin. That is why I put the huge 30 minute window for cooking the meat. It really depends on the cut and thickness of the meat you have.

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