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Slow Cooker Mongolian Pork (Tenderloin)

Sticky, garlicky, gingery, just the right amount of sweet — and crucially, pork that’s still tender, not overdone.Slow Cooker Mongolian Pork that replaces takeaway!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Chinese-American, Taiwanese
Servings 3 -4 portions
Calories 387 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 500 g pork tenderloin sliced into 1–1.5 cm pieces
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 4 spring onions white and green parts separated (whites sliced, greens cut into 3–4 cm pieces)
  • 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoon fresh ginger cut into thin matchsticks

Sauce

  • 80 ml soy sauce
  • 100 ml water
  • 60 g light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree paste or ketchup (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

To Thicken and Finish

  • 1 teaspoon cornflour + 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Toss the sliced pork with 2 tablespoon cornflour until lightly coated.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan over high heat.
  • Sear the pork for 1–2 minutes until lightly golden (not cooked through).
  • Transfer to the slow cooker.
  • In the same pan, add the white parts of the spring onions, garlic and ginger. Cook for 30–60 seconds until fragrant.
  • Pour in soy sauce, water, brown sugar, tomato puree/ketchup (if using), and sesame oil.
  • Stir until the sugar dissolves.
  • Pour the sauce over the pork in the slow cooker.
  • Cook on LOW for 2.5-3 hours or HIGH for about 2-2.5 hours. It will depend on your individual slow cooker as well as the size of your pork chunks.
  • Mix 1 tablespoon cornflour with 2 tablespoon water. Note, that if your sauce is already thick, you may not need to add any extra cornflour.
  • Stir into the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 10–15 minutes until the sauce is glossy and thick.
  • Stir in the green parts of the spring onions and the rice vinegar.

Nutrition

Calories: 387kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 38gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 1743mgPotassium: 847mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Mongolian Pork in a Slow Cooker, Mongolian Pork Tenderloin, Slow Cooker Mongolian Pork, Slow Cooker Mongolian Pork Tenderloin
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