FOOD

Susur Lee's Chinese BBQ Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients:
4 8-9 oz. pork tenderloins
3 tbsp. maple syrup
Marinade
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 celery stalk (diced)
1 medium carrot (diced)
1 medium Spanish onion (diced)
1 tbsp. fresh ginger minced
1/4 cup coriander chopped
1 tsp. crushed black peppercorn
1 tbsp. dry sherry or masala
1 tbsp. sesame oil
4 tbsp. soya sauce

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl, add pork, refrigerate and marinate for two days.
• Remove and scrape. (Reserve marinade.)
• Brush pork with maple syrup and grill on each side over medium heat for approx. 15 min. per side, or roast in a 375 oven for 25 min.

Reduction sauce
1/4 tsp orange zest
3 oranges
1 lemon
2 bulbs shallots diced fine
5-6 drops Japanese style chili oil

Reduction sauce:
• Using a fine strainer, strain juice from marinade. Squeeze juice of oranges and lemon into the marinade.
• Add shallots and stir until sauce begins to thicken.
• Add the chili oil and zest. Serve over the tenderloins.