Chinese Style Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients

1 Pork Tenderloin, trimmed (about 1 lb - 1 3/4 lbs)

1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

Directions

1. 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.  
2. Add the pork and rub to coat well.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.  Turn the pork as it marinates. 
3. Position the oven rack about 6 inches from the broiler.  Set a rack in a small roasting pan and add 1/4" of water to the pan. 
4. 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. 
   
   Serve with steamed rice and crisp green vegetables.  
   Buy natural pork tenderloin - not meat that has been 'enhanced' such as 'moist & tender'.  These meats have a high salt content and also tend to have a spongy texture due to the processing