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Hoisin and Bourbon-Glazed Pork Tenderloin

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Hoisin and Bourbon-Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

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Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork)

Ingredients

  • 1  cup  hickory wood chips
  • 1/3  cup  hoisin sauce
  • 2  tablespoons  seasoned rice vinegar
  • 2  tablespoons  bourbon
  • 2  tablespoons  maple syrup
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  fresh lime juice
  • 1/2  teaspoon  chile paste with garlic
  • 1  garlic clove, minced
  • 2  (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

Soak wood chips in water 30 minutes; drain well.

Prepare grill.

Combine hoisin sauce and next 7 ingredients (hoisin through garlic) in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.

Slice pork lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open halves, laying pork flat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add wood chips to grill. Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes. Turn and baste pork with hoisin mixture; cook 5 minutes. Turn and baste pork with hoisin mixture; cook 5 minutes or until pork reaches 155° or desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes; cut pork into 1/2-inch slices.

Hoisin and Bourbon-Glazed Tuna:

Follow steps 1 through 3 above. Sprinkle 6 (6-ounce) tuna steaks with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add wood chips to grill. Place tuna steaks on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes. Turn and baste tuna with hoisin mixture; cook 5 minutes. Turn and baste tuna with hoisin mixture; cook 2 minutes or until tuna flakes easily when tested with a fork. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 tuna steak).

Nutrition per serving: CALORIES 328 (26% from fat); FAT 9.4g (sat 2.4g, mono 3.1g, poly 2.9g); Protein 42.9g; CARB 12.2g; FIBER 0.4g; CHOL 70mg; IRON 2.1mg; SODIUM 502mg; CALC 25mg

Nutritional Information

Calories:
209 (25% from fat)
Fat:
5.8g (sat 2g,mono 2.3g,poly 0.7g)
Protein:
26.3g
Carbohydrate:
9.2g
Fiber:
0.4g
Cholesterol:
80mg
Iron:
1.4mg
Sodium:
452mg
Calcium:
13mg
Cooking Light, MAY 2002

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
Tara
We used jumbo shrimp instead of pork and the flavor was awesome. Followed the marinade recipe to a T. Served with Barbequed Cabbage with Santa Fe Seasonings and Chipotle-Corn Mashed Potatoes. Great summer meal made almost exclusively on the grill!08/16/09

5 stars
The Big Crunch
This is a fantastic glaze that really is terrific with pork, although I can see it also working well for chicken. This really does take 15 minutes at medium to medium high (meaning about 4 second count for hand above grate). I tried 12 but it wasn't cooked through enough, and this is coming from someone who likes their pork pink in the middle. Remember to have a spray bottle handy to spray down the chips in case they flame up - most of the time chips catch fire, even with a multi-hour soak. Also, consider dumping most of the chips to the outside ring of the coals, and primarily to one side, so that the tenderloin can be put on the other side. The smoke will still permeate the meat, but the chips might not erupt directly under the pork, thus reducing the likelihood of scorching. Serving it with the Grits with Greens recipe from CL was an excellent pairing.08/03/09