Soy-Marinated Pork Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 4.5 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 4.5 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
• 2 teaspoons sambal oelek
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 12 ounces pork tenderloin , trimmed and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons canola oil , divided
• 0.25 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 cup shaved carrot strips
• 0.25 cups diagonally sliced green onions
• 0.25 cups chopped fresh cilantro
• 4 whole wheat hamburger buns , split

Instructions

1. 1

   Whisk soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sambal oelek, sesame oil, and ginger together in a large bowl. Add pork; toss well to coat. Let stand at room temperature, about 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Whisk rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon oil, and white sugar together in a bowl. Add carrot strips, green onions, and cilantro; toss to coat.

3. 3

   Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place buns on a baking sheet, cut sides up.

4. 4

   Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook, turning occasionally, until no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Broil buns in the preheated oven until lightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Top bottom halves of buns evenly with pork and carrot mixture. Cover with top halves of buns.