I thoroughly enjoyed this plate of florescent food, and if you're a fan of the Chinese take-out version, I believe you will enjoy this too.
Prep
36 min
Cook
114 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
1
, 1 1/4 pound
salt and ground black pepper
0.33 cups ketchup
0.33 cups seasoned rice vinegar
1
, 8 ounce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 cloves garlic
, minced
2 teaspoons hot chili sauce
, such as Sriracha®
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon butter
0.25 cups chopped green onion
, white part only
2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
Instructions
1
Cut tenderloin into 4 pieces. Arrange in a single layer between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet until each is about 1-inch thick. Generously season with salt and black pepper.
2
Whisk ketchup, rice vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, garlic, hot chili sauce, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Set aside.
3
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat. Place pork in pan; reduce heat to medium. Cook until browned on both sides and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
4
Return skillet to medium heat. Stir butter into hot pan. When butter melts and starts to brown, stir in pineapple chunks. Cook, stirring, until pineapple is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
5
Stir in ketchup mixture and 1/4 cup green onion (white parts). Reduce heat to low and simmer until garlic and onion have softened, 5 minutes.
6
Return pork to skillet; cook, stirring, until pork is heated through. Garnish with 2 tablespoons green onion tops.
Nutrition per serving
Printed from PantryLink · https://pantrylink.app/recipes/sweet-and-sour-pork-tenderloin