Sous-Vide Peanut-Ginger Pork With Celery Slaw

Name: Sous-Vide Peanut-Ginger Pork With Celery Slaw
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter; 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger; 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar; 2 teaspoons Sriracha or chile-garlic paste; 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce; 3 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced; 2 (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed; Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, plus more as needed; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar or lime juice, plus more as needed; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed; 1 large or 2 small celery stalks, cut crosswise into thirds, then very thinly sliced lengthwise; 1 cup thinly sliced fennel bulb; 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish; Chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish; Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

By Melissa Clark

Total Time: 2½ hours
Rating: 4(504)
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Using a sous-vide machine to cook lean cuts like pork tenderloin produces silky, pink-centered meat that is juicy and tender. Here, the pork is cooked in a peanut-sesame sauce spiked with loads of ginger and garlic. As a crunchy, cool contrast, the pork is served with a slawlike mix of thinly sliced celery and fennel, and plenty of cilantro. Serve this with coconut rice or rice noodles, with more of the spicy sauce drizzled on top.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

For the Pork

3tablespoons smooth peanut butter
2tablespoons sesame oil
2tablespoons soy sauce
2tablespoons fresh lime juice
1tablespoon finely grated ginger
2teaspoons dark brown sugar
2teaspoons Sriracha or chile-garlic paste
1½teaspoons fish sauce
3garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
2(1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed

For the Celery Salad

2teaspoons toasted sesame oil, plus more as needed
2teaspoons rice vinegar or lime juice, plus more as needed
½teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
1large or 2 small celery stalks, cut crosswise into thirds, then very thinly sliced lengthwise
1cup thinly sliced fennel bulb
¼cup thinly sliced scallions
¼cup fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
Chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish
Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

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Preparation

Step 1
Fill a pot with water, add the sous-vide machine and set the temperature to 135 degrees.
Step 2
Meanwhile, prepare the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, lime juice, ginger, sugar, Sriracha, fish sauce and garlic.
Step 3
Place pork in a sous-vide bag, then pour sauce all over meat. Lower bag into heated water, weighing the bag down if necessary, and cook pork for 2 hours.
Step 4
Heat broiler and place a rack 4 inches from heating element.
Step 5
Remove pork from sous-vide bag and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Pour remaining cooking liquid into a small saucepan. Bring sauce to a simmer over high and let cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Cover to keep warm, and set aside.
Step 6
Drizzle pork with olive oil and broil until charred in spots, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest, 5 minutes.
Step 7
Meanwhile, make the celery salad: In a large bowl, whisk together sesame oil, rice vinegar, pepper and salt. Toss with celery, fennel, scallions and cilantro. Taste and add more salt, sesame oil and rice vinegar if needed.
Step 8
To serve, slice pork and drizzle with sauce. Top with celery salad, peanuts and sesame seeds, if you like. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Ratings

4 out of 5

504 user ratings

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Comments

Lcrooke5 years ago

This recipe has amazing flavors. We finished the pork on high heat sear setting of the grill instead of broiling. Served with rice noodles. If you are serving with noodles, make more sauce! The flavors of the marinated meat,the sauce and the celery/fennel salad sing perfectly together...I'm thinking I would like to try a variation of this with pulled chicken.

Judy Parks5 years ago

There are reusable silicon bags for sous vide.......

carol5 years ago

Can you do this without the gadget. I don’t have room for another machine

Anne B1 month ago

This was my first sous vide pork tenderloin and it was a bit disconcerting, if good. The result was not pretty as the broiler only browns the grey tenderloin in spots. Pan frying adds mess, but might improve the looks. For four people I suggest one tenderloin and the same amount of sauce. I served it on rice. The salad was lovely. I cut the celery in an oblique way rather than in long strips.

Andrea6 months ago

Definitely double the sauce. You need it for leftovers.

Mandy7 months ago

I was not planning to make the salad then did. So easy and so good. I tripled the sauce for four big Costco tenderloins. The extra three are vacuum sealed and in the freezer. The kids opted out of salad and spicy sauce but had ants on a log with theirs. Served with rice. Everyone was happy.

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