Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin

1. Pork tenderloin, trimmed of silver skin - 1 (1 1/4 pound)
2. Salt and ground black pepper - 1 (1 1/4 pound)
3. Ketchup - ⅓ cup
4. Seasoned rice vinegar - ⅓ cup
5. Pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved - 1 (8 ounce) can
6. Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons
7. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
8. Hot chili sauce (such as Sriracha®) - 2 teaspoons
9. Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon
10. Red pepper flakes - 1 pinch
11. Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
12. Butter - 1 teaspoon
13. Chopped green onion (white part only) - ¼ cup
14. Chopped green onion tops - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin

1. Stage

Cut tenderloin into 4 pieces. Arrange in a single layer between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet until each is about 1-inch thick. Generously season with salt and black pepper.

2. Stage

Whisk ketchup, rice vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, garlic, hot chili sauce, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Set aside.

3. Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat. Place pork in pan; reduce heat to medium. Cook until browned on both sides and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.

4. Stage

Return skillet to medium heat. Stir butter into hot pan. When butter melts and starts to brown, stir in pineapple chunks. Cook, stirring, until pineapple is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.

5. Stage

Stir in ketchup mixture and 1/4 cup green onion (white parts). Reduce heat to low and simmer until garlic and onion have softened, 5 minutes.

6. Stage

Return pork to skillet; cook, stirring, until pork is heated through. Garnish with 2 tablespoons green onion tops. Erin Marie