Description
This Thai-inspired dish is simple enough to cook for a weeknight, yet elegant enough to serve for a dinner party.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
- 2 (1 pound) pork tenderloins
- ½ cup chicken stock
Instructions
- Whisk together the orange juice
- soy sauce
- hot pepper sauce
- cilantro
- garlic
- brown sugar
- peanut butter
- and ginger root in a bowl. Lie the tenderloins in a glass baking dish; pour the orange juice mixture over the tenderloins. Marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Transfer the tenderloins to the foil-lined baking sheet
- reserving the marinade.
- Cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center
- 30 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
- While the pork cooks
- combine the reserve marinade and chicken stock in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Allow to boil 2 minutes; reduce heat to low and simmer 5 to 7 minutes. Cut the tenderloins into 1/4-inch slices; spoon the sauce over the sliced pork to serve.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 6