Ginger Teriyaki Pork Loin

Homemade teriyaki sauce is so much better than the stuff in bottles at the grocery store and fresh ginger adds so much flavor to pork!

Ginger Teriyaki Pork Loin Recipe

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)
1 pound Pork Tenderloin
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
½ cup Teriyaki Sauce (or homemade below)
Sesame Seeds and Green Onions (for garnish)

Teriyaki Sauce

⅓ cup Soy Sauce
⅓ cup Orange Juice (or pineapple juice)
3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 cloves Garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon Fresh Ginger (minced)
½ teaspoon Sesame Oil
1 tablespoon Cornstarch (for thickening)

DIRECTIONS

Instructions

 Step 1: Combine teriyaki sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Add half of the teriyaki sauce to the pork tenderloin (refrigerate the remaining sauce to thicken for serving).

Step 2: Marinate the pork for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours. Remove tenderloin from the marinade and discard the marinade.

Step 3: Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Cook tenderloin 17-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads an internal temperature of 145° F.

Step 4: While pork is cooking, combine reserved sauce with 3 tablespoons water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water and add to simmering sauce a bit at a time to thicken. You may not need all of the cornstarch mixture.

Step 5: Remove pork from the oven and allow it to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.

Step 6: Drizzle pork with thickened sauce and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.