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There are 27 chicken recipes in the January/February issue of Cooking Light Magazine. I've been working my way through them, enjoying each and every one. But I crave meat. Steak would be great, but the post-Christmas budget is whispering in my ear; telling me to think thrifty.
Thrifty is what happened when Hubby came walking toward me in the grocery store, beaming ear-to-ear as he carried two wrapped packages. Pork tenderloins on sale two-for one. I can handle that. One went in the fridge; the other in the freezer. Meat craving ready to be satisfied.
The Process
Nothing could be more simple.
Combine ginger, honey, lemon juice and soy sauce in a small bowl.
Grill the meat on a grill pan, basting it with the sauce.
The Verdict
We didn't eat dinner at the table. The meat never made it that far. I cut the tenderloin at the counter and the three of us hovered around the cutting board, shoving pieces of pork in our mouths as fast as we could. The only thing you could hear were groans of satisfaction. This was beyond fantastic. It was my fault for having given Hubby a taste from the first piece I cut off. I knew as soon as his eyes rolled back in his head that we had a major winner. We finished off the whole tenderloin in one sitting.
The recipe is easy. The ingredient list is more than reasonable. You will dirty up a small bowl, a grill pan, a brush and tongs. That's practically zero clean-up.
Make this. If there's any recipe you take away from this issue, let it be this one. Hubby's already reminded me that it was a buy one get one free deal and that there's another tenderloin in the freezer.
What I'd Do Different Next Time
Double the sauce and use both tenderloins.
Pan-Grilled Ginger-Honey Pork Tenderloin - print this recipe
from Cooking Light Magazine, January/February 2012
1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lower-sodium soy sauce
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
Combine ginger, honey, juice, and soy sauce in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat, and coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle pork with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add pork to grill pan; cook 15 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145° or until desired degree of doneness, basting frequently with sauce. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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