Honey-Hoisin Pork Tenderloin
(from sabrinatang’s recipe box)
NUTRITION PER SERVING (serving size: 3 ounces pork and about 2 teaspoons honey mixture)
CALORIES 195(20% from fat); FAT 4.3g (sat 1.4g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.6g); PROTEIN 24.7g; CHOLESTEROL 74mg; CALCIUM 12mg; SODIUM 633mg; FIBER 0.5g; IRON 1.7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 13.6g
Source: Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2005
Serves 4 peopleCategories: cooking light, entree, pork
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sage honey
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400°.
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Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl. Pour 1/4 cup honey mixture into a large zip-top plastic bag; reserve remaining honey mixture. Add pork to bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning bag occasionally.
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Remove pork from bag; discard marinade. Sprinkle pork with salt. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork; cook 2 minutes, browning on all sides. Brush 1 tablespoon reserved honey mixture over pork; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place skillet in oven. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink) or until desired degree of doneness.
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Place pork on a platter; let stand 5 minutes. Cut pork across the grain into thin slices. Drizzle with the remaining honey mixture.