Sous-Vide Peanut-Ginger Pork With Celery Slaw
Using a sous-vide machine to cook lean cuts like pork tenderloin produces silky, pink-centered meat that is juicy and tender. Here, the pork is cooked in a peanut-sesame sauce spiked with loads of ginger and garlic. As a crunchy, cool contrast, the pork is served with a slawlike mix of thinly sliced celery and fennel, and plenty of cilantro. Serve this with coconut rice or rice noodles, with more of the spicy sauce drizzled on top.
- Total:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 3tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 2tablespoons sesame oil
- 2tablespoons soy sauce
- 2tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1tablespoon finely grated ginger
- 2teaspoons dark brown sugar
- 2teaspoons Sriracha or chile-garlic paste
- 1 ½teaspoons fish sauce
- 3garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
- 2(1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
- Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
- 2teaspoons toasted sesame oil, plus more as needed
- 2teaspoons rice vinegar or lime juice, plus more as needed
- ½teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
- 1large or 2 small celery stalks, cut crosswise into thirds, then very thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1cup thinly sliced fennel bulb
- ¼cup thinly sliced scallions
- ¼cup fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
- Chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish
- Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Fill a pot with water, add the sous-vide machine and set the temperature to 135 degrees.Step 2
Meanwhile, prepare the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, lime juice, ginger, sugar, Sriracha, fish sauce and garlic.Step 3
Place pork in a sous-vide bag, then pour sauce all over meat. Lower bag into heated water, weighing the bag down if necessary, and cook pork for 2 hours.Step 4
Heat broiler and place a rack 4 inches from heating element.Step 5
Remove pork from sous-vide bag and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Pour remaining cooking liquid into a small saucepan. Bring sauce to a simmer over high and let cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Cover to keep warm, and set aside.Step 6
Drizzle pork with olive oil and broil until charred in spots, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest, 5 minutes.Step 7
Meanwhile, make the celery salad: In a large bowl, whisk together sesame oil, rice vinegar, pepper and salt. Toss with celery, fennel, scallions and cilantro. Taste and add more salt, sesame oil and rice vinegar if needed.Step 8
To serve, slice pork and drizzle with sauce. Top with celery salad, peanuts and sesame seeds, if you like. Garnish with cilantro leaves.