Virginia williams' mandarin pork empress
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Soy Sauce |
| ¼ | cup | Honey |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon Juice, Fresh |
| ½ | teaspoon | Powdered Ginger |
| 1 | cup | Vegetable Oil |
| 1 | cup | Orange Juice |
| ½ | cup | Packed Brown Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground Ginger |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cornstarch, |
| ½ | cup | Juice From 1 Can Of Mandarin Oranges |
| 3 | Whole Pork Tenderloins, about 1 Lb Each mixed with- | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 1 | can | Mandarin Oranges, drained |
Directions
THE MARINADE
THE SAUCE
1. Whisk all the marinade ingredients together, in a nonaluminum container. Let the tenderloins marinate in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
2. Drain the meat. In a covered-kettle barbecue grill, cook over moderately hot coal for approximately 1 hr., or until meat test 170 F. Baste frequently with marinade.
3. Make the sauce, by combining the orange juice, brown sugar and ginger and cook until bubbling. Stir in the corstarch/water mixture and cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat, add the butter and the orange slices. Cut the meat into 1-inch slices, and spoon on the sauce.
Note: Garnish each plate with a sliced orange twist, a kiwi slice and a whole strawberry.
From the HEART OF ILLINOIS FAIR of Peoria, Ill. Fair dates: Mid-July, for 9 days.
Recipe By : The County Fair Cookbook - ISBN 0-7868-6014-6 From: Dan Klepach Date: 04-04-95 (159) Fido: Cooking