Hoisin-Glazed Pork Bowl With Vegetables

Published April 14, 2021

Hoisin-Glazed Pork Bowl With Vegetables
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
40 minutes
Rating
4(1,215)
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Inspired by Chinese char siu pork, this weeknight recipe uses an easy cooking method that yields a tasty sauce with a subtle sweetness. The tangy hoisin marinade for the pork can do its job in just 24 seconds or 24 hours. It coats the tenderloin as it cooks, leaving behind caramelized bits in the bottom of pan, which then get deglazed to create a dressing that flavors the rice. As for the garnishes, use as many crisp-tender vegetables as you like, and change them up as you please. Sugar snap peas would be good here, as would shredded napa cabbage, or just about anything fresh and crunchy.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • ½cup hoisin sauce
  • 2tablespoons ketchup
  • 2tablespoons honey
  • 1tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 2teaspoons Sriracha
  • 1large garlic clove, grated on a Microplane
  • 1teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1pork tenderloin (about 1 to 1¼ pounds), cut crosswise into thirds
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 2teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2small carrots, peeled
  • 2large radishes (such as watermelon), or 4 small
  • 4scallions
  • 1tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 4cups cooked brown or black rice
  • 2ounces snow peas, trimmed
  • Pickled ginger (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

1002 calories; 13 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 178 grams carbohydrates; 10 grams dietary fiber; 22 grams sugars; 42 grams protein; 1042 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a medium bowl, combine hoisin, ketchup, honey, ginger, Sriracha, garlic and five-spice powder.

  2. Step 2

    Season pork with ¾ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper, then add to the marinade. Toss to evenly coat, cover, and set aside. You can let the pork marinate, covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours, or you can cook it right away.

  3. Step 3

    Heat oven to 375 degrees. Heat oil in a large (12-inch) nonstick, oven-proof skillet over medium-high. Remove pork from marinade, letting excess drip back into the bowl. (Reserve marinade.) Sear pork for 2 to 3 minutes on the first side and about 2 minutes on the other, until nicely browned and caramelized.

  4. Step 4

    Remove from heat and pour remaining marinade over the pork, turning to coat evenly. Transfer pan to the oven and cook, turning in the sauce occasionally, for 10 to 20 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer reads 145 degrees. (The smallest piece of pork, from the thin end of the tenderloin will be done first, so begin checking temperature at 10 minutes and remove pieces from the oven as they are done.)

  5. Step 5

    Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables: Use a peeler to shave the carrots lengthwise into strips. Slice the radishes paper-thin using a mandoline. Thinly slice the scallions on an angle.

  6. Step 6

    Transfer pork to a plate and set aside to rest. Add rice wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet and cook over medium-high, stirring constantly until you have a smooth sauce, adding more water if needed. It should be the consistency of heavy cream. Transfer to a small bowl, stirring in any juices that accumulated from the plate with the pork.

  7. Step 7

    Distribute rice among 4 bowls. Thinly slice the pork and divide among the bowls. Drizzle the sauce over the pork and rice and garnish each bowl with the carrots, radishes, scallions, snow peas and pickled ginger, if using. Serve immediately.

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Star Anise, fennel seed, cloves, Chinese cinnamon and Szechuan pepper / white pepper / ginger - depending on whom you consult. There are quite a few recipes for making your own online. We've had good luck with recipes from TheWoksOfLife.com

Does anyone know what are the five spices in Chinese five-spice powder?

Start the rice, then marinate the pork, then thinly slice the veggies while the rice is cooking and pork marinating. Once you've got all your veggies sliced, start cooking the pork - it will cook quickly and it is really useful to keep an eye on temps while it is in the oven so you can trim it off as it cooks. (Also, if you drip extra marinade from the pork into your pan while searing it will burn, so consider spooning it out before it carbonizes).

This is excellent and very simple, served with some quickly fried cabbage and top with some raw and pickled vegetables

Excellent but the honey is definitely not needed. Add a little extra Chinese 5 spice too

Great recipe! I didn’t add the honey as I don’t like my food to taste sweet. The pork was perfect. I marinated it for about 3 hours. We grilled to keep the mess down and served it with rice and carrots. I would definitely make this again.

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