Javanese Pork Tenderloin

This was my first disappointment with a recipe from Allrecipes.com so I want to leave this warning. Pork tenderloin does not need brine. The recipe said discard brine, but it did not say wash it all off too! The pork was so salty, almost inedible. The peanut sauce marinade on its own would have been fine.

I wouldn't change a thing. It was a hit at my dinner party. Someone commented on the spice, but that is exactly what I loved about it.

I always brine my pork so knew to rinse the tenderloin before proceding with the marinade. This is delicious. Not too salty after rinsing. Loved, loved, loved the peanut sauce! Don't be afraid to try this - yummy!

Molly - you are absolutely correct that the brine needs to be washed off the pork.

Do you like spicy? Peanuts? Then make this - but use pork LOIN. It sounds more bothersome than it actually is. I cut a pork loin into chops and a roast and brined it all in the brine solution - freezing the chops for later. The marinade / sauce can be made ahead of time. I made it according to the instructions except I didn't have peanut oil so I used sesame oil. I rinsed the pork loin after removing from the marinade and placed it in a bag with less than half the marinade / sauce. Squeeze the air out of the bag and back into the refrigerator. I cooked the loin indirect on the grill to 140 - took off and tented. Served with grilled pineapple, red peppers and Jasmine rice. The meat itself is not spicy the sauce / marinade is. Serve the sauce on the side. Thanks for a fun recipe that made my hubby very happy.

Excellent - and I didn't even do everything right! Didn't have Kosher salt, so used about 1/8 cup regular. Didn't have Sake, so used water. Was afraid of the spiciness, so used 1/2 the amounts of chili paste & sauce. didn't have ginger root, so used dried ground ginger. Left out the green onion and cilantro. It was still amazing. Enjoyed by husband and 10 & 14 yr old daughters. Spiciness was just right for us at half the chili stuff. Loved it, served with stir fried asparagus and steamed rice. yummy, yummy, yummy.

I marinated it in the peanut mixture for 3 days, because we were not home, and it was still excellent! Very easy, moist and tasty. Will make this again!

I've made this twice in the last three weeks, and all I can say is wow! When I found the recipe, I was skeptical, I didn't think pork tenderloin needed brining as it's so tender and flavourful already. I'm so glad I followed the recipe, it made a delicious piece of meat even better. This recipe has made a peanut sauce fan of my hubby!

Flavor: Excellent. Texture of sauce: gritty/grainy/not making sauce again. I will try this again as a marinade only using maybe a Tbsp of peanut butter instead of the full amount for the flavor but the refrigerate and reheat gave a weird scrap off the sauce texture. Other minor changes: used pork chops instead of tenderloin as what I had at home, and baked instead of grilled since my grill has snow on it (it's still winter in MN)

incredible! a little salty, maybe I didn't wash the brine off enough? so tender and delicious! I added extra sake, garlic, and ginger to the marinade and a little less chili paste because my toddler and husband aren't keen on super spicy. next time I will make one tenderloin mild for them and regular for me! served with rice and sauteed spinach. SERIOUSLY DELICIOUS! Will be making regularly for sure! Thanks!

The recipe was OK, a little to much salt, and could use more spiceing up....

I thought this was really delicious. We made a large roast and didn't mind eating leftovers for a couple of days. I didn't make it very hot. It was a bit on the salty side. I did know to wash off the brine, but I think you also have to be careful not to overbrine- I left mine in the brine more than 12 hours. But I don't think you could get this texture and moistness w/out brining.

I have cooked pork tenderloin probably 100 times and never once brined it so I skipped the brining. I always poked the tenderloin with a fork when I only have a few hours to marinate. This marinate is truly amazing. I baked it for 25 min in 400 degree and it came out perfectly.

Amazing! I used pork LOIN (a 2 pounder) per another reviewer. Also, I served with grilled red bell pepper and grilled pineapple per the same reviewer. Lastly, I made rice and dressed it with a little sesame oil and soy sauce. I would have taken a photo, but it was too dark outside where we were eating. The reserved sauce is quite spicy, so be warned. We used our charcoal grill and seared all sides over the flame (about 2 minutes per side until you see nice char marks), then offset it from the heat, basted every 10 minutes or so until the pork reached doneness (150 F). Then, removed pork from the grill and tented it on a platter with foil while the peppers and pineapple were grilled. The pork was so juicy and the crust on the outside was nutty and savory delicious.