Char Siu Pork Tenderloin (Chinese Takeaway Style)

Bring the takeaway home with this Chinese restaurant style char siu pork tenderloin recipe. Sweet, sticky and tender pork pieces, perfect for your favourite stir fry dishes.

---

Char siu pork tenderloin is deliciously tender, with just a touch of sweetness to enhance the savoury flavour. It’s so tasty you’ll be hard pushed not to eat it straight away, but if you’re able to keep some for later you’ll have delicious pork you can slice add to a variety of Chinese takeaway style dishes.

Ingredients For Chinese Takeaway Style Char Siu Pork Tenderloin

This recipe uses pork tenderloin and a combination of savoury, salty and sweet marinade ingredients.

• Golden Syrup
• Rice Wine
• Light Soy Sauce
• Dark Soy Sauce
• Hoisin Sauce
• Tomato Ketchup
• Chinese 5-Spice
• Smoked Garlic Powder
• MSG
• Beetroot Powder
• Sesame Oil
• Water
• Pork Tenderloin

How To Make Chinese Takeaway Style Char Siu Pork Tenderloin

This recipe uses pork tenderloin and an oven roasting cooking method that isn’t typical for Chinese takeaway kitchens, but delivers great results at home. First, the marinade ingredients are combined. Next, pork tenderloin is added and set aside to become tender and flavourful. Finally, the pork tenderloin is roasted until sizzling hot and beautifully glazed.

Step 1: Marinade

In a large bowl or food safe container, add 1 tablespoon golden syrup, 1 tablespoon rice wine, 2 teaspoons light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce, 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup, 1/4 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice, 1/2 teaspoon smoked garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon MSG, 1/4 teaspoon beetroot powder, dash sesame oil and 2 tablespoons water. Mix well. Prod 1 pork tenderloin fillet a few times with the tip of a sharp knife and add to the prepared marinade. Mix well to coat, cover and set aside in the fridge for 1 hour, or overnight if possible. Remove from the fridge 20 minutes before cooking.

Step 2: Roast

Preheat the oven to 180C / Gas Mark 4. Pour 100ml of water into a roasting tray and place the marinated pork fillet on a rack above the tray. Bake the pork for 15 minutes. Make the glaze by combining 1/2 teaspoon beetroot powder, 2 tablespoons golden syrup and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Brush generously on to the pork, return to the oven and cook for another 10-15 minutes, until the pork is sizzling and reaches an internal temperature of 75C or above. If desired, the pork can be finished under a hot grill to set the glaze further.

Step 3: Serve / Cool

Remove the char siu pork tenderloin from the oven, cover loosely with foil and set aside to rest for 10 minutes. The pork is now ready to slice and serve, or can be cooled completely and stored in the fridge or freezer for use in soups and stir fry dishes.

I hope you’ll try this Chinese takeaway style char siu pork tenderloin recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!

Chinese Takeaway Style Char Siu Pork Recipe Tips

• Storage: Store char siu pork tenderloin in pieces in a food safe container in the fridge for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month. If the pork is defrosting, you can slice it thin more easily when it’s still partly frozen.

---

---

Chinese Takeaway Style Char Siu Pork Tenderloin Recipe FAQ

What is Chinese takeaway style char siu pork tenderloin?
Chinese takeaway style char siu pork tenderloin is deliciously tender, savour and slightly sweet cooked pork that is utterly delicious as it is, or added to your favourite Chinese restaurant style stir fry dishes. A leaner variant on traditional pork shoulder char siu, tenderloin roasts beautifully in the oven to produce pork that’s so tasty and perfect to add to dishes like satay, curry or black bean.

---

Do you like this Chinese takeaway style char siu pork tenderloin recipe? If so, buying a copy of my book might appeal to you! In The Chinese Takeaway Secret you can find a host of restaurant and takeaway style recipes that you can make at home. You’ll learn how to make Glasgow Chinese takeaway style salt & chilli chicken, beef curry, king prawn chop suey and more! You can buy The Chinese Takeaway Secret in paperback or kindle form here.

You might like this…