Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Huli-Huli Pork via Laura Cuff via Laura's mom via Better Homes and Gardens

With a little preparation, this is a quick, easy dinner recipe. I would think you could marinate tofu, chicken or turkey breasts, or pork chops, as well as the tenderloin. You'd just want to adjust the portions/times a little.

Laura says: "It's super easy, you just marinate overnight and grill the next day. I usually serve it with rice, as an excuse to eat more of the sauce, but it's pretty good with oven fried potatoes as well. Here it is. I only do one tenderloin at a time, but make the full amount of sauce, enough so that there's some to go with the leftover pork. Also, Prime adds some hickory chips to smoke it up a bit, which makes it absolutely delish!"

Ingredients:
* 2 pork tenderloins (1-1.25 lb each)
* 3/4 cup ketchup
* 1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
* 3 Tbsp packed brown sugar
* 3 Tbsp lime juice or sweet mirin cooking wine
* 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger
* 4 cloves crushed garlic
* Lime wedges and fresh herbs to serve (I've never done this)

Place pork in a large heavy self-sealing plastic bag. Set in dish if you're worried about leaks.

In small bowl combine ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, ginger and garlic. Reserve 3/4 cup, cover and chill until needed. Pour remaining marinade over pork and seal bag, removing all air. Refridgerate 4-24 hours, turning occasionally.

Let pork sit at room temperature 10-15 minutes before grilling. Drain pork, reserve marinade for basting. For charcoal grill, arrange hot coals around drip pan. Place pork on grill rack over pan. Cover and grill over medium-high heat for 20 min. Brush with marinade from bag, turn and grill 15-20 more minutes. (For gas, preheat grill, reduce heat to medium high. Adjust for indirect cooking. Grill as above.)

Remove pork from grill. Cover with foil and let rest 10 mintues before slicing. Pork will finish cooking under foil.

Meanwhile, heat reserved marinade in small saucepan; bring to boiling, transfer to serving dish. Pass sauce with pork. Serve with lime wedges and fresh herbs.

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