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Teriyaki Pork

Name: Teriyaki Pork
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ~400-500 g pork tenderloin; ~2 tbsp neutral flavored oil; 3 garlic; 2 spring onions; ~¼ cups sake; ~2 tbsp mirin; ~1 tbsp honey; ~1 tbsp sesame oil; ~3 tbsp soy sauce; ~200 g green cabbage; ~1½ tbsp rice wine vinegar; ~1 tbsp toasted black and white sesame seeds; a pinch salt; ~1 cucumber; ~2 cups steamed short-grain rice

⏱ 30 min

An easy weeknight dinner featuring pork tenderloin with a homemade teriyaki sauce. Sweet, salty, and savory with a glossy finish, paired with a light cabbage salad, cucumber slices, and steamed rice.

Adapted from a video by Back of House

30 Minute Dinner: Teriyaki Pork

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Ingredients

pork tenderloinremove silver skin and excess fat, slice into roughly 2cm medallions~400-500 gest.
neutral flavored oilfor searing the pork~2 tbspest.
garliccloves, minced3
spring onionswhite and green parts separated, white parts sliced small, green parts for garnish2
sake~¼ cupsest.
mirin~2 tbspest.
honey~1 tbspest.
sesame oil~1 tbspest.
soy sauceJapanese soy sauce (like Kikkoman) or Chinese light/dark soy sauce works~3 tbspest.

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1
Prepare the pork: remove silver skin (the chewy membrane) by carefully slipping a sharp knife underneath and slicing it away. Remove excess fat, then slice the tenderloin into roughly 2cm-thick medallions.
2
Heat neutral oil in a large stainless steel pan until quite hot. Add the pork medallions in batches (or all at once if preferred) and sear until golden brown on both sides, ensuring proper color development without overcooking.
3
Once the first batch develops color, remove it from the pan. Heat the pan again and sear the remaining pork until browned.
4
Prepare the cabbage salad: using a grater or peeler, finely shave the green cabbage. Season with rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, and salt; toss thoroughly to evenly coat.
5
Return all cooked pork and any accumulated juices to the pan. Add sake and mirin to deglaze the pan, then add honey, sesame oil, and soy sauce along with the minced garlic and white parts of the spring onions. Stir continuously to emulsify all ingredients together.
6
Allow the sauce to reduce until it becomes glossy and tacky, stirring frequently. This takes about 2–5 minutes. Near the end, add the green parts of the spring onions, reserving some for final garnish.
7
Turn off the heat. Plate the steamed rice, arrange the teriyaki pork on top, drizzle with sauce, and garnish with the cabbage salad, cucumber slices, spring onion greens, and extra sesame seeds.

Teriyaki Pork

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