Thai Sweet Chili Pork Tenderloin is spicy, sweet, savory and melt in your mouth tender.
You are just going to love Thai Sweet Chili Pork Tenderloin as it is super simple to make and juicy.
Don't you just love happy accidents! Well this is one happy accident that we are very excited to share with you. We were in the process of making a standard run of the mill garlic chili sauce marinade when the jar got away from our grasp and imploded upon the floor, cabinets, ceiling, between the grout...in weird and strange places that I am still finding yet today in our kitchen. Do you know why we are so darn happy about that?! Well if that did not happen we would have never came up with plan B and even more amazing sauce.
Thai sweet chili sauce rocks! It is spicy, sweet and oh so good. We found a gluten-free version made by Thai Kitchen that is quite good. If you need to keep this recipe low carb or diabetic friendly, a delicious exchange for Thai Sweet chili sauce is sugar-free orange marmalade heated up in a sauce pan with a teaspoon of water and a dash of dried red pepper flakes in this recipe as it pairs really nice with the pork tenderloin.
This dinner is super easy to make and only needs a handful of ingredients. You do not need to marinade the pork loin overnight to get it tender. Searing the pork tenderloin quickly on all sides, helps seals in the juices. The dry rub seasons the pork tenderloin perfectly. The Thai sweet chili sauce glaze is kissed with a little warming ginger and savory tamari (soy) sauce and brushed on during the last few minutes of cooking.
Do not overcook your Thai Sweet Chili Pork Tenderloin tender. Keep an eye on your time and most importantly your thermometer. Pork safety has been updated. If you cook your pork until the internal temperature is 145 degrees F and then let set for a few minutes covered, your pork will be super tender and perfectly cooked.
Try serving our Thai Sweet Chili Pork Tenderloin with some delicious roasted baby red potatoes and a tossed salad.
Don't miss out on these other delicious and easy Thai family favorite dishes...
Thai Grilled Chicken Tenderloins and Zesty Dipping Sauce
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Thai Sweet Chili Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 1.25 pounds pork tenderloin
- 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon for the rub and a 1 tablespoon for the pan
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper
to taste - 2 cloves garlic
peeled and minced - 1 inch ginger
knob fresh peeled and minced (or 1 teaspoon pre-made stir in paste) - 2 tablespoon tamari (soy sauce)
- ½ cup Thai sweet chili sauce
(or to make diabetic friendly exchange with ½ cup sugar free orange preserves, 1 teaspoon water and dash of dried chili pepper flakes and melt over low on top of stove) - 1 tablespoon spring onions chopped, optional- garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C). Gather ingredients.
- Rub your pork tenderloin with olive oil, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic on all sides. Add a little extra olive to your pan. (If you have an iron skillet or a pan that can be used from stove top to oven, that is best. It saves on doing extra dishes.
- Sear your seasoned pork tenderloin in the pan on medium-high heat on all sides. About 2 minutes per side or about 6 minutes.
- Transfer your seared, seasoned pork tenderloin to the pre-heated oven and cook for about 10-15 minutes more or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees F. Turn the pork loin over half way through the cooking process.
- Stir together the ginger, tamari (soy sauce) and Thai sweet chili sauce (or to make low carb/diabetic friendly, exchange with sugar free orange preserves, teaspoon water and chili flakes).
- Brush on the Thai chili sauce glaze on the pork tenderloin during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Remove the pork tenderloin from the oven and allow to rest 5 minutes. Slice pork tenderloin and garnish with sliced green onions.
- Enjoy!
Keith says
Delicious! Made this twice now. Super simple with lots of flavor. So affordable too. One pork tenderloin feeds 3 adults easily.
HWC Magazine says
Thanks so much Keith for taking the time to comment! Delighted your family is enjoying our Thai sweet chili pork tenderloin recipe. It's one of our family's favorites too! Wishing you a super week ahead.
Anna says
My family really enjoyed this! Easy and delicious weeknight recipe. I normally have the ingredients on hand, so it will go into our meal rotation.
HWC Magazine says
Delighted to hear that your family enjoyed our easy Thai sweet chili pork tenderloin recipe. It's one of our family's favorites too. Please take care
Barbara says
I cannot say enough about this simple and delicious pork recipe. I have many tenderloin recipes that I like , but decided to try this one. It was melt in your mouth marvelous. I followed the recipe as written. It was the best recipe yet.
HWC Magazine says
Awww thanks so much Barbara. Your comment made our day. Delighted to here you enjoyed our Thai pork tenderloin recipe. Its a quick and easy recipe that our family enjoys too. Enjoy your weekend and please take care
Lise Hamonic says
Can this be made in an instant pot? IF so, how long would you need to cook it?
HWC Magazine says
Hi Lise. We have not tested this recipe in the Instant Pot as we like those crispy ends by finishing it in the oven. If you give it a try, let us know how it goes.
Irene says
Very delicious!
HWC Magazine says
Thanks so much Irene. Delighted you enjoyed our Thai Sweet Chili Pork tenderloin. Take Care
Rose says
This was delicious!
HWC Magazine says
So glad you enjoyed this recipe Roseanne! Hope you are doing well. Go Blue!
Kevin says
This looks delicious. What a great take on pork.
HWC Magazine says
Thank you Kevin. Quick and easy weekday meal that celebrates pork.