Japanese Style Pork Tenderloin
A Succulent, Sweet and Savory Entree Everyone Will Enjoy
Easy to prepare, sweet and savory yet very sophisticated Japanese style pork entree.
Category
Breakfast and Brunch, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine
Japanese
Main Ingredients
Meat and Poultry
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
1 hrs 15 min
Total Time
1 hrs 30 min
Ingredients
Serves 6
2 lb Pork Tenderloin
12 Scallions
3 tbsp Ginger - Freshly grated or ground dried
6 cloves Garlic - fresh minced
1 tsp Wasabi Powder
1 1/4 cup Soy Sauce - regular or low sodium
2 cups Mirin (Sweet Japanese Cooking Wine)
1/2 cup Cream Sherry
Directions for Japanese Style Pork Tenderloin
1
Mix and Marinate
Chop scallions finely, grate fresh ginger and mince fresh garlic. Combine with soy sauce, mirin, cream sherry and wasabi powder and mix well. Coat pork tenderloin and marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hr. (The longer you marinate the pork the more flavorful it will be)2
Pre-Heat Oven to 350 Degrees and Bake
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Place marinated pork tenderloin in a roasting pan with all of the marinade. Bake for an hour to an hour and a half, depending on the thickness of the tenderloin. Pork is best cooked medium rare.3
Slice and Serve
Slice and serve warm with the marinade sauce.Tip
Suggested Vegetable Accompaniments: Serve with sliced baked sweet potato and sauteed julienned yellow squash, green squash, radish and carrots. Suggested wines: a brisk "fruity" chardonnay, a chablis or even a light Japanese plum wine.
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