Chinese Pork Tenderloin

A delicious and easy to prepare marinade consisting of ingredients that can be easily found at a Chinese grocery store, including hoisin sauce, black bean sauce, and fresh ginger. Don't let the ingredients fool you, this is a meal that even the less adventurous will enjoy.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 222 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sherry
• 1 clove garlic
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• 1 tablespoon black bean sauce
• 2 (1 1/2 pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoons packed brown sugar
• 1 pinch Chinese five-spice powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place tenderloins in a shallow glass dish. In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sherry, black bean sauce, ginger, sugar, garlic, sesame oil, and five-spice powder. Pour marinade over pork, and turn to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove tenderloins from refrigerator while the oven preheats.

Step 3

Bake pork in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or to desired doneness. Let stand for 10 minutes, and then slice diagonally into thin slices.