Honey-Sesame Pork Tenderloin With Spicy Scallion Salad

Submitted by jkoch960

"This is from Cook's Country magazine. I have not tried it yet but it looks delicious."

 

• Ready In: 41mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 29.58 ml sesame seeds
• 44.37 ml vegetable oil
• 2 pork tenderloin (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total)
• salt and pepper
• 118.29 ml honey
• 118.29 ml cider vinegar, plus
• 29.58 ml cider vinegar
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and slice thin
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and sliced thin
• 8 scallions, sliced thin on the bias

directions

1. Toast sesame seeds in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer sesame seeds to a small bowl.
2. Heat 1 tablespon oil in empty skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Cook tenderloins until browned on all sides, 5 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, add honey and 1/2 cup vinegar, and cook, turning tenderloins to coat, until mixture is syrupy and instant-read thermometer inserted in center of tenderloin registers 145 degrees, about 10 minutes. Transfer pork to cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes. Set skillet with honey mixture aside.
3. Combine cucumber, jalapeno, scallions, remaining 2 tablesppons oil, remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, and 2 teaspoons sesame seeds in bowl. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
4. Cut pork into 1/2-inch thick slices, transfer to platter, drizzle with reserved honey mixture and sprinkle with remaining sesame seeds. Serve with scallion salad.