Grilled Pork Tenderloin with black plum sauce and peach relish

This recipe uses a homemade Asian style plum sauce as a bbq sauce for fast cooking
and lean pork tenderloin, the relish is a refreshing finish and will be a hit for your Summer cook outs. This recipe is easily doubled or tripled and is delicious served with rice.

Serves 3-4

Plum Sauce

• 1/2pound (about 2) black plums, pitted and chopped.
• 1tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1clove garlic, minced
• 2scallions, white and light green parts sliced, reserve the dark part for the relish.
• 1star anise
• 1/4teaspoon brown mustard seed
• 1/8cup mirin
• 1/8cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 1/2tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/8teaspoon black pepper
• 1pinch salt

1. Place ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a low rolling boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
2. Remove star anise. Using a immersion blender or regular blender, blend until smooth. Set aside.

Pork and fresh peach relish

• 1pork tenderloin, about 1.5 lbs.
• Salt and pepper to liberally season pork
• 1tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1ripe peach, peeled, pitted and cut into medium dice.
• 1handful (about 1/4 cup), cilantro, stems included. chopped finely
• 1/2shallot minced
• 1tablespoon fresh basil (I used Thai) chopped finely.
• 1/2juice of lime, and zest.
• 1pinch salt.

1. Get your grill going. Rub tenderloin with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a hot grill, cook 8- 10 minutes per side. After you cook the first side, baste with a bit of your plum sauce. Remove from grill to rest.
2. Combine the peaches, cilantro, shallot, basil, lime juice and zest and pinch of salt in a bowl to combine.
3. Slice rested pork, and drizzle with more plum sauce, top with peach relish and serve with rice and additional plum sauce and relish.

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