This meal was inspired by a recipe posted on WHF for Asian Sauteed Cauliflower. I say “inspired by” because, of course, it grew into something very different. The stand-out element here is the dressing that you make for the vegetables. It’s a little salty and a little sweet, and it’s made almost buttery, if you will, with the addition of cilantro at the end. I used many of the same ingredients to dress the pork with.
Ingredients
Pork:
- 1 pork tenderloin
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- salt and pepper
Vegetables:
- 1/2 of a medium head cauliflower, trimmed & florets cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 decently-sized carrot, sliced into rounds
- 1 medium zucchini, cut in half lengthwise, then sliced into half-rounds
- 1/2 of a large onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 5 tablespoons chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 medium cloves garlic, diced small
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon tamari
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
- Season the pork with salt and pepper
- Heat a cast iron fry pan on the stove top at a medium-high heat, add the oil, then begin searing the pork tenderloin
- While the pork sears, mix the ginger, vinegar, honey & tamari, then pour it over the seared pork
- Pop the frying pan, with pork & dressing, into the oven for 23 minutes (adjust up or down depending on size)
- While the pork finishes in the oven heat the chicken broth in a large skillet at a medium to medium-high heat and when it begins to steam add the cauliflower, carrot, zucchini, onion and 1/2 of the garlic, cover and allow to steam for 5 minutes
- While the veggies steam, mix together the ginger, remaining garlic, vinegar, honey, tamari, olive oil, salt and pepper
- After the veggies have cooked for 5 minutes, uncover them and add the dressing
- Turn the heat off under the pan, and stir the veggies every couple of minutes to distribute the dressing
- Serve the veggies topped with cilantro
This meal was very tasty 😉