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Pork Sandwich w/ Spicy Mango Cucumber Slaw

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Pork Sandwich
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bitchincamero's Notes: The idea for this sandwich started out as a vague thought about Vietnamese-style tacos. Why Vietnamese-style tacos you ask? Well, I’m not sure. I was thinking that taco toppings are like Vietnamese...
The idea for this sandwich started out as a vague thought about Vietnamese-style tacos. Why Vietnamese-style tacos you ask? Well, I’m not sure. I was thinking that taco toppings are like Vietnamese-style salads with generous amounts of fresh herbs, cabbage, onions and hot peppers.

So, I tried it. I marinated some pork tenderloins with shoyu, honey and ginger. I made a slaw from mango, cucumber, Napa Cabbage, serrano peppers, mint, cilantro, green onions and lime juice. Then I stacked everything on a corn tortilla. Hmmm, interesting, but ultimately the corn flavor of the tortillas didn’t complement the Asian flavors.

Not to be deterred, I tried again with ciabatta rolls. Much better this time! The sweet and spicy slaw was perfect on the pork and the ciabatta roll didn’t compete with the other flavors.

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Serves 6

For the pork:

6 Ciabatta Rolls Ask a question about this ingredient

2 pounds pork tenderloin Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons Shoyu (or soy sauce) Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons honey Ask a question about this ingredient

2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger Ask a question about this ingredient

For the slaw:

1 barely ripe mango, shredded with a box grater (or food procssor attachment) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 English (or Kirby) Cucumber, shredded Ask a question about this ingredient

1 serrano pepper, thinly sliced Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup Napa cabbage, thinly sliced Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup cilantro leaves Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup mint leaves Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient

juice of 1 lime Ask a question about this ingredient

pinches salt Ask a question about this ingredient

3 green onions, thinly sliced Ask a question about this ingredient

At least half an hour before you start cooking, marinate the meat by whisking the shoyu, honey and ginger together in a bowl. Coat the tenderloins, cover and refrigerate.
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Preheat the oven to 400° and heat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high. Coat the pan in a little oil or cooking spray (to prevent sticking), then add the tenderloins and marinade once the pan is hot.
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Sear them on each side until they become brown and the liquid reduces a bit. Tent the pan with aluminum foil and place in the oven for 25 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 140°. If you don’t have a meat thermometer, just slice it in the thickest part. The inside should be a very pale pink.
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Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cutting board and slice the tenderloins into 1/2-inch rounds. Return to pan and coat with any juices.
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While the pork is cooking, make the slaw by combining the mango, cucumber, green onions, serrano pepper, cilantro, mint, olive oil, lime juice and salt in bowl. Set aside.
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To assemble the sandwiches, halve the rolls then top with a few rounds of pork and a heap of the mango slaw.
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3 Comments on Pork Sandwich w/ Spicy Mango Cucumber Slaw

CarlaCooks added 2 months ago

I made the slaw last night and it's fantastic! I used regular white cabbage and used my food rpocessor to shred the cabbage, mango, and cucumber. It was super easy and super fast to put together (especially with the processor doing the hard work of shredding) and tasted fantastic!