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ChineseChar-siu-style pork tenderloin

Serves 3 | Prep 5 mins | Cook 18 mins

Photograph of Char-siu-style pork tenderloin.

This Char-Siu-Style Pork Tenderloin is succulent and rich with fakeaway flavour, thanks to a nifty homemade, sweet-yet-spicy marinade (trust us, it’s worth waiting for the flavours to mingle!). We’ve added a few drops of food colouring to make our pork as red as takeaway versions, but there’s nothing to stop you skipping this step – it’ll taste just as delicious without! Once your tenderloin is cooked through with charred, smoky edges, it’s ready to serve over egg noodles with colourful stir-fried vegetables and a light drizzle of hoisin sauce.

Source: Pinch of Nom Air Fryer

Ingredients

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500 g pork tenderloin (fillet)
low-calorie cooking spray

For the marinade

2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
½ tsp Chinese 5-spice
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 cm piece root ginger, peeled and finely grated
½ tsp rice vinegar
few drops red food colouring (optional)

To accompany

50 g nest egg noodles
80 g stir-fried vegetables
2 tsp hoisin sauce

Instructions

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Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl.
Cut the pork tenderloin in half, so it will fit into your air fryer basket, and place in a non-metallic bowl. Smother the pork in the marinade, reserving about 2 tablespoons for basting. Rub into the pork so it is well coated. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least .
Spray the air fryer basket with a little low-calorie cooking spray. Add the 2 pieces of pork to the basket and air-fry at 200°C for . Using a pastry brush, baste the top with the reserved marinade and flip over to baste the underside. Cook for a further .
Baste both sides again with any remaining marinade and cook for another , until thoroughly cooked. The pork should be sticky with charred BBQ-style edges.
Cover and allow to rest for , before cutting into thick slices and serving with egg noodles, stir-fried vegetables and hoisin sauce.

Nutrition

Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories 288 kcal	14.4%
Total Fat ? g	?%
Saturated Fat ? g	?%
Carbohydrates ? g	?%
Dietary Fibre ? g	?%
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