Pork Tenderloin with Ah So Sauce

This scrumptious and simple pork tenderloin with Ah So sauce has a taste much like Chinese language pork spareribs, with that impossible to resist distinction of salty, candy, and bitter.

My household has been making some model of Ah-So pork for ages. It’s a type of simple, dependable recipes that everybody loves. All it wants is a facet of white rice and you’ve got a wonderful meal in below an hour!

Ah So Pork

After all Ah-So sauce is the bottom of the recipe and the star of the present, in all its neon crimson, sweet-and-sour glory. In case you’re not accustomed to this sauce, it’s a jarred Chinese language BBQ sauce that’s widespread within the northeastern United States, made with corn syrup, miso, garlic, and so forth. It tastes candy, salty, garlicky, and barely bitter. In case you can’t discover it in your native grocery retailer (within the Asian meals part), right here’s a hyperlink to it on Amazon and Walmart.

So as to add somewhat extra depth and dimension to our Ah So pork tenderloin, I combine it with soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, brown sugar, floor ginger, and garlic (you should utilize recent garlic or garlic powder). *Observe: Whereas the sauce tastes finest with all of these components, this recipe is extremely forgiving. So for those who’re lacking one or two of the components (the Ah-So sauce is a should), you’ll nonetheless be capable to prove a meal that tastes nice.

When you’ve whisked up your Ah So sauce combination, it’s time to marinate the pork. Marinating offers the pork time to actually absorb a few of that scrumptious sauce, however for those who don’t have time to marinate, worry not! The pork will nonetheless prove nice for those who merely slather on the sauce and bake it instantly. To marinate: Pour the Ah so combination right into a gallon-sized plastic bag, add your pork tenderloins, press out as a lot air as doable, and seal the bag. Flip the bag a number of instances to coat the pork in marinade and refrigerate for at the very least half-hour and as much as 24 hours, flipping the bag midway via to verify the pork marinates evenly.

While you’re able to cook dinner the Ah So pork, line a baking pan with aluminum foil, take away the tenderloins from the marinade (discard the liquid), place the tenderloins within the heart of the pan, and bake at 350 levels F for 40-50 minutes. Take away from the oven and let the pork relaxation for 10 minutes earlier than slicing. Serve with any inexperienced vegetable you want and a facet of rice.

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