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Szechuan Pork Tenderloin

Szechuan Pork Tenderloin is an easy stir-fry dinner with tender marinated pork tenderloin, peanuts, and peppers, with ginger, garlic, and chili sauce.
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Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4
Calories 687 kcal

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 2 Tablespoons soy sauce low sodium
  • 2 Tablespoons sweet cooking rice seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 pound pork tenderloin cut into 1” pieces

Sauce

  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar packed
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons soy sauce low sodium
  • 2 Tablespoons sweet cooking rice seasoning
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

Remaining Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons coconut or avocado oil divided
  • 1 onion cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 green pepper cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 red pepper cut into bite sized pieces
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons ginger peeled and minced
  • 2 teaspoon Chile paste with garlic
  • 2/3 cup roasted peanuts
  • ½ cup green onions chopped for garnish
  • 1 cup white rice

Instructions
 

  • Mix soy sauce, sweet cooking rice seasoning, dark sesame oil, cornstarch, and garlic in a bowl to create marinade.
  • Slice pork tenderloin into approximately 1-inch pieces.
  • Place pork into the marinade bowl and stir evenly covering the pieces.
  • In a second bowl, whisk chicken broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, sweet cooking rice seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, cornstarch, and dark sesame oil.
  • Place 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok and warm over low-medium heat.
  • Add the pork to the wok and stir-fry for 5-6 minutes. Set pork aside.
  • Heat an additional 2 tablespoons of oil in the wok, stir-fry onions and peppers for 2-3 minutes.
  • Mix garlic, ginger, and Chile paste; stir-fry for 15-30 seconds.
  • Add the sauce mixture and cook for an additional minute or until thick, stirring constantly.
  • Return the cooked pork to the wok with peanuts and green onions. Cook until thoroughly heated.
  • Serve over rice.

Notes

  • Sriracha hot chili sauce may be used in place of Chile paste with garlic.
  • Prepare rice as per package instructions.
Keyword pork tenderloin