Instant Pot Asian Pork Tenderloin with a Honey-Soy Glaze Sauce
This recipe for Asian Pork Tenderloin is not only incredibly easy to assemble and pressure cook-- it's incredibly flavorful! "Instant Pot" is a brand new for a pressure cooker. (Even if you don't own a pressure cooker, I'll explain at the end of this post how to convert this to an oven/stove top.) The pork tenderloin in perfectly tender and the honey soy sauce that explodes with the flavors of garlic, ginger and sesame oil. This is the perfect quick dinner that comes together in minutes. The sauce is liquid gold! So incredibly delicious!
Servings 4
Calories 665kcal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin about 1.5 pounds
For the sauce:
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tbsp ginger minced; ginger powder not recommended
- 2 cloves garlic minced: garlic powder not recommended
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil Trader Joe's toasted sesame oil recommended
For the slurry/thickener:
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 2 tsp water
Garnish:
- 1 scallion sliced thin, for garnish
- 2 tsp sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, honey and water.
- Add the minced garlic, ginger and sesame oil. Whisk together and add to the Instant Pot bowl.
- Add the pork tenderloin into the sauce/liquid, lock on the lid and set to HIGH pressure for 7 minutes.
- One the pressure cooker beeps, allow a natural pressure release for 7 minutes. Make sure all pressure is released and remove the lid.
- Place the pork on a cutting board and loosely tent with foil, to keep warm.
- Turn the pressure cooker to saute and whisk in the cornstarch slurry, constantly stirring until thickened. Turn off the pressure cooker.
- Slice the pork, and pour much of the sauce over the meat. Serve additional sauce on the side. Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from homemadeforelle.com