Chinese Barbecued Pork

Serves 2 - 3

Marinate the pork at least 6 hours, or better yet, overnight.

Ingredients

1 pork tenderloin, trimmed (about 1 lb. to 1 ¼ lb)

¼ cup soy sauce

¼ cup honey

1 TBS dry sherry

2 TBS hoisin sauce

½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder *

1/8 tsp kosher salt

1/8 tsp ground white pepper

 

Method

Cut small incisions in the pork at 1-inch intervals so the marinade can penetrate the meat.  In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, honey, sherry, hoisin sauce, five-spice powder, salt & pepper.  Add the pork and rub to coat well.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 6 hours or over night.  Turn the pork occasionally as it marinates. You can also put the marinade in a large freezer bag with the pork and refrigerate it. Turn it occasionally.

Position a rack about 6 inches from the broiler and heat the broiler.  Set a rack in a small roasting pan and add ¼ inch of water to the pan. 

 

Remove the pork from the marinade (discard the marinade) and lay it on the rack.  Broil with the oven door closed, turning the tenderloin after 10 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 145F, 15 to 20 minutes total. 

 

Keep an eye on it to avoid burning. 

Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.  Serve hot or cold.

 

* You can make your own spice by combining 1 tsp each of: cinnamon, ground cloves, ground fennel seed, ground star anise and ground Szechuan pepper.