the first 15: Pork Tenderloin

Monday, October 24, 2011

Pork Tenderloin

I feel like this deserves a better title. Something like, "the most amazing pork tenderloin ever"! Jon's sister, Elizabeth, made this for us years ago and we have served this to countless guests. We serve it along with mashed potatoes and an amazing asparagus recipe .

1 pkg. pork tenderloin (2 tenderloins)
½ c. soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, pressed
2 Tbsp. fresh grated ginger
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
¼ c. honey
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
4 Tbsp. sesame seeds

Combine soy sauce, garlic, ginger and sesame oil. Pour over pork and marinate overnight (or at least a few hours). When ready to cook, put pork in shallow pan with juices. Heat honey in the microwave for about 10 seconds, add brown sugar and sesame seeds and spread over pork. Bake at 400 for approximately 30 minutes. I always cut it open to make sure it's done (probably should invest in a thermometer but haven't!). It should be a little pink inside. Also, I often cover it with aluminum foil after the first 15 minutes so that the juices don't burn.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Again, this is from Beth Hare. I believe she always served this with a pear tarte tartin which she makes look super easy but I've never mastered. ED.; October 25, 2011 at 4:36 PM

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The inspiration

For a couple of years I have been typing up recipes and dreaming of getting them all into a book - one place that I can look for all of our go-to recipes we've compiled over the first 15 years of our marriage. But I hit a slump and became discouraged that this was never going to happen. Until the other night when I was talking to my friends Julie and Eric and they loved the idea, and Eric suggested that instead of a book, I create a blog! This way I could post what I already have typed up, it would all be in one spot, and maybe someday if I ever do actually get it put into a cookbook, it will be ready!