Smoked Chinese BBQ Pork

★★★★

Appetizer, Side Dish, Smoked, Snacks

Prep Time: 10 minutes marinating time Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: Yield: 12 servings Source:

Ingredients

2-3 pounds pork tenderloin

3/4 cups soy sauce

1/3 cup ketchup

1/3 cup honey

1/3 brown sugar

1/3 cup rice wine

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

3/4 teaspoon Chinese Five spice

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Directions

Mix all ingredients for the marinade thoroughly into a 1-gallon ziplock bag and then add the pork tenderloin to the bag.

Close the ziplock bag, making sure to get all the air out and place it into your refrigerator to marinate for 24-48 hours.

After the pork has finished marinating, pull it from your fridge and take it out of the marinade. Dispose of the marinade.

Set smoker to 225 degrees and remove pork when internal temperature reaches 147° (this should take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours). Remove from smoker and wrap in foil.

Place into the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours to fully cool down.

Pull it from the fridge and slice it thinly against the grain and serve it with Chinese hot mustard, cocktail sauce, and toasted sesame seeds.

Notes

Used a 1/4 tsp of burgundy food coloring.
Couldn't get rice wine so used cooking sherry.
I accidentally added a full teaspoon of garlic instead of a 1/2.
Marinated for 48 hours.
It took 2 hours and 5 minutes to get to 147 degrees IT. I pulled it, wrapped it in foil, then let it rest and cool just a bit then zip loc bag'ed it and into the fridge.
I think it was really good.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 171 TOTAL FAT: 3g SATURATED FAT: 1g TRANS FAT: 0g
UNSATURATED FAT: 2g CHOLESTEROL: 55mg SODIUM: n/amg CARBOHYDRATES: 12g FIBER: 0g
SUGAR: 10g PROTEIN: 21g