Sesame Pork

Here's a recipe for an easy, yummy grilled pork tenderloin with veggies. It's from my most beloved cookbook by Southern Living.

Sesame Pork
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Ingredients:
1/2  (1 1/2-pound) package pork tenderloins, cut into 1-inch cubes
2  yellow summer squash
2  small onions
1  green bell pepper

1  red bell pepper (my addition)
1  (15-ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained

1/2  cup  soy sauce
1/2  cup  Russian dressing
2  tablespoons  sesame seeds
3  tablespoons  lemon juice
1/2  teaspoon  ground ginger
1/2  teaspoon  garlic powder
Rice (optional)

The goods

The marinade team



One thing to note: the pork needs to marinade at least 3 hours. So, to make it easy on myself I made the marinade the night before we made it. The pork had plenty of time to soak up those good flavors!


Ok, here's how to make the marinade:

Combine 1/2 cup soy

1/2 cup Russian dressing

2 Tbsp sesame seeds.
I found these toasted seeds in the Asian food section, I like them so much better then regular!

3 Tbsp lemon juice.
Yeah, I should have squeezed it fresh, but this was easier, obvi.

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Whisk together!

Cut up the tenderloin into cubes

Set aside 1/2 cup of the marinade (cover and refrigerate). You'll use this later when grilling the veggies.

In a dish or freezer-safe plastic bag, add the marinade to the pork and toss to coat.
 Refrigerate.

Okay, fast forward about 24 hours for us (at least 3 for you):

Cut up the peppers, squash and onions.

In a grill basket, or something similar, add the veggies and add that reserved marinade.
Grill on medium-high heat for about 15-20 minutes.

Remove and put on a platter or in a bowl or something. If you're feelin' up to it, cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

Add the pork and the pineapple next. Grill for about 7-8 minutes or until done.

Poor Keith. On the night that we grilled these, it started raining like cats and dogs. Luckily we have a screened-in porch that Keith can grill under, but it was raining sideways. What a mess! We waited as long as we could for it to stop the downpour, but it never did. That's why these pics are dark, it was late!

Toss together the veggies, pork and pineapple.

We had with some rice and King's Hawaiian bread, our fave!

We had tons left over, but it was great the next day, too! Enjoy!