pork essentials: tenderloin matchsticks on rice

How To Make pork essentials: tenderloin matchsticks on rice

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
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  Cut the pork loin into matchsticks.
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  Add the pork loin, garlic, honey, vinegar, tamari sauce, mirin, and sesame seeds into a bowl.
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  Chef’s Note: You can let the pork rest with the other ingredients for about 15 minutes, but it is not necessary.
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  Add the grapeseed oil, and the sesame oil to a sauté pan over high heat.
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  When the oil begins to shimmer, add the pork.
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  Cook over high heat, until most of the liquid has evaporated, and the sauce begins to thicken, about 4 – 6 minutes.
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  Chef’s Tip: You need to keep an eye on the sauce, because you will have about 30 seconds between a good thickened sauce, and a burned sauce. Once you add the pork, do not leave the pan unattended.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Add the pork matchsticks to a nice bed of warm rice, and sprinkle with a bit of sesame seeds. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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