ASIAN 5 SPICE BARBECUED PORT TENDERLOIN WITH MANGO OR PEACH CITRUS SALSA

ASIAN 5 SPICE BARBECUED PORT TENDERLOIN WITH MANGO OR PEACH CITRUS SALSA image

Categories Pork

Yield serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

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2 to 2 1/2 pounds pork tenderloins, trimmed of fat
Steak seasoning blend or salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese 5 spice powder (found in spice section or Asian foods section)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup Hoisin prepared Chinese barbecue sauce
1 navel orange, zested and juiced
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro or chives, for garnish
Salsa:
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and pitted, diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 ripe lime, juiced
20 leaves basil, shredded
Coarse salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Coat tenderloins in steak seasoning or season with salt and pepper. Combine brown sugar and 5 spice powder. Rub sugar and spice over pork. Brush baking dish or broiler pan with oil. Place pork in oven and bake 10 minutes. Combine barbecue sauce with orange zest and juice and sesame oil. Baste meat liberally with sauce and roast meat 15 minutes longer. Remove meat from oven and transfer to a serving platter. Coat meat with sesame and cilantro or chives for color. Combine mangoes, bell pepper, jalapeno, onion, lime and basil in a bowl. Season with salt, to your taste.