Barbecue Pork Tenderloin a la Asia
1/4 cup ketchup
3 garlic cloves
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. brown mustard
1 Tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate
2 tsp. sesame oil |
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. red pepper flake
2 Tbsp. fresh mint or basil, shredded fine
2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, washed, dried, and shredded
fine
1 lb. pork tenderloin |
Place oven rack in second position from
the top. Spray broiler pan with non-stick spray and heat
broiler to high. Let heat at least 10 minutes. Place garlic
gloves in work bowl of food processor and pulse until finely
chopped. Add all ingredients, (except the pork) and process
until well combined. Leave at room temperature 1 hour. Remove
pork from packaging and pat dry with paper towel. Use a
basting brush to liberally paint paste on meat. Return to
refrigerator (uncovered) for another hour. Place tenderloin
on broiler pan and cook, with the oven door cracked, for
5 minutes. Turn and cook another 5 minutes. Close the oven
door, turn off the heat and cook another 5 minutes or until
an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of
the meat registers 160 degrees. Remove meat, cover lightly
with heavy-duty aluminum foil, and rest for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring remainder of glaze mix to a boil in a small
saucepan over high heat for 3 minutes. If too thick, thin
with a little orange juice concentrate mixed with water.
Slice thin on the bias and serve with the sauce. Serves
3–4.