Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients

  • 1 1-lb. 1-lb. pork tenderloin
  • 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
  • ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp. beef stock, divided
  • 3 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • ¼ canola oil, divided
  • 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
  • 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
  • 1 English cucumber, cut into half-moons
  • Nutritional Information
  • Calories 576
  • Fat 17g
  • Sat fat 2g
  • Cholesterol 74mg
  • Fiber 2g
  • Protein 31g
  • Carbohydrate 70g
  • Sodium 814mg
  • Sugar 9g
  • How to Make It
  • Step 1
  • Season pork with 1 tablespoon sugar and the crushed red pepper, if desired, in a 5-to 6-quart slow cooker. Add ¼ cup stock. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.
  • Step 2
  • Meanwhile, whisk soy sauce, vinegar, 2 tablespoons oil, and remaining 2 tablespoons stock and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl until sugar dissolves; set aside.
  • Step 3
  • Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, slice cooked pork crosswise into 3-inch pieces, then pull pieces apart with two forks to shred.
  • Step 4
  • Step 5
  • Spoon warm rice onto serving plates. Top with pork, carrot, and cucumber. Drizzle with remaining soy sauce mixture.

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1

Season pork with 1 tablespoon sugar and the crushed red pepper, if desired, in a 5-to 6-quart slow cooker. Add ¼ cup stock. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.

Step 2

Meanwhile, whisk soy sauce, vinegar, 2 tablespoons oil, and remaining 2 tablespoons stock and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl until sugar dissolves; set aside.

Step 3

Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, slice cooked pork crosswise into 3-inch pieces, then pull pieces apart with two forks to shred.

Step 4

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add pork and cook, without stirring, until well browned on bottom, about 3 minutes. Stir in half of the soy sauce mixture and cook until liquid thickens, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Step 5

Spoon warm rice onto serving plates. Top with pork, carrot, and cucumber. Drizzle with remaining soy sauce mixture.