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This Honey Garlic pork tenderloin recipe is an easy one-pan meal that comes together in 30 minutes. The end product is a deeply flavorful and very tender pork tenderloin that is covered in a sweet and spicy garlic sauce.
I’m a huge fan of pork tenderloins because they are as the name suggests, tender. They are also very lean and that makes them a healthy dinner option.
You can sometimes find them in the grocery store as a pack of two. And if you’re really lucky those 2 packs are on sale, buy one get one free. So now you have 4 pork tenderloins and believe me, they’re perfect to freeze and quick to dethaw.
Pork tenderloin with honey garlic sauce is one of my favorite ways to prepare this delicious cut of meat. I simply pan sear all sides for a couple of minutes in my cast iron skillet and then bake until the center is at 145-150 degrees F on a digital thermometer.
Once the pork is cooked, just set it aside on a separate plate and make the honey garlic sauce in the same pan. It comes together in a couple of minutes and then you can pour that decadent sauce all over the pork.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Pork tenderloin
- Green onion
- Thai chili pepper
- Garlic
- Ginger paste
- Soy sauce
- Honey
- Chicken broth
- Sesame oil
- Salt/pepper
I like using ginger paste (minced ginger) for my pork tenderloin with honey garlic sauce because it blends in perfectly with the other ingredients. Raw ginger requires a longer cook time to allow it to soften but if that’s all you have then cook it for a few minutes before adding the garlic.
Coconut aminos or Tamari can be substituted for the soy sauce.
Instructions
This honey garlic pork tenderloin recipe is simple to make and comes together quickly. My advice is to have all of the sauce ingredients prepped and ready to go.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season pork with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a cast iron skillet and sear pork tenderloin 4 minutes per side.
- Place skillet in oven and bake pork for 10-15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145–150-degree F.
- Remove pork from skillet and set aside. Add additional olive oil to skillet (if needed).
- To make sauce, add green onion, Thai chili pepper, and garlic to cast iron skillet. Sauté 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes while stirring continuously.
- Pour sauce over pork and serve.
- Garnish with extra green onion or cilantro/parsley.
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HONEY GARLIC PORK TENDERLOIN
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Pork tenderloin 16 oz
- 2 Green onion diced thin
- 1 Thai chili pepper diced thin
- 2-3 clove Garlic minced
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- ¼ cup Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Honey
- ½ cup Chicken broth
- ¼ tsp Sesame oil
- Salt/pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season pork with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a cast iron skillet and sear pork tenderloin 4 minutes per side.
- Place skillet in oven and bake pork for 10-15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145-150 degree F.
- Remove pork from skillet and set aside. Add additional olive oil to skillet (if needed).
To make sauce
- In cast iron skillet, add green onion, thai chili pepper, and garlic. Saute 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes while stirring continuously.
- Pour sauce over pork and serve.
- Garnish with extra green onion or cilantro/parsley. Optional
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