CHINESE ROAST PORK TENDERLOIN

Chinese Roast Pork Tenderloin image

Provided by Dancer

Categories Pork

Time 7h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (2 lb) whole pork tenderloin, well trimmed
1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
2 tablespoons Kikkoman soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry or 1 tablespoon Japanese sake
1 tablespoon yellow miso (Yellow miso can be bought in the chinese section of the market)
2 teaspoons crushed fresh garlic
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

Steps:

Place the porkloin in a large ziploc freezer bag.
In a small bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients until the sugar has dissolved.
Pour into the ziploc bag; remove as much air as possible and seal shut.
Refrigerate from 6 to 36 hours (I prefer the longer marinade time).
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Remove porkloin from the marinade (discard remaining marinade); place on wire rack in a shallow baking pan.
Insert meat thermometer.
Roast about 1 hour or until the internal meat temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Remove from oven and allow to rest on the wire rack for 15 minutes before removing thermometer.
To serve as a main course, cut the porkloin into 1/4" slices.
To serve as a Chinese appetizer, cut into 1/4" slices; arrange on platter with separate small bowls of Chinese hot mustard and untoasted sesame seeds.
Enjoy it by first dipping a slice into the mustard, then into the sesame seeds.