Hoisin pork tenderloin shows that you don't need a lot of fancy ingredients (or know-how) to make an Asian restaurant-style dish. This one comes together in less than 30 minutes, with a quick-roasted tenderloin and a five-minute sauce.
Instructions
1
Combine the flavorings
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Preheat the oven to 475°F. While the oven heats, combine the hoisin, soy sauce, sugar, garlic and red pepper flakes in a small unheated saucepan.
3
Roast the pork
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Place the pork tenderloin on a greased rack set on a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch pan. Brush it with 1/4 cup of the hoisin mixture, reserving the rest. Roast the tenderloin until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork reads 145°F, 15 to 20 minutes.
5
Make the sauce
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While the pork cooks, stir the water into the remaining hoisin mixture, then bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for about five minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and whisk in the butter. Keep the sauce warm.
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Prepare the rice or noodles
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Remove the pork from the oven and let it stand for at least five minutes before slicing. If you're serving the pork over rice, start your rice cooker before beginning the pork, or reheat leftover rice, and divide it between four bowls. If you're serving it with ramen noodles, prepare the noodles according to the package directions, but leave out the flavor packet. Drain the noodles, and divide them between the bowls.
9
Slice and serve the tenderloin
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Slice the pork, arrange it over the noodles and drizzle the sauce over the top. Finish each portion with green onions.
