Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

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from kristineskitchenblog.com

With a cook time of just 4 minutes, this Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin is a quick and easy dinner recipe! Juicy, tender pork drizzled with a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce is a meal the whole family will love. Serve it with mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes and green veggie.

Prep Time12

Cook Time4

Natural Release10

Total Time34

Servings: servings

Calories: 297kcal

Ingredients

1-1.5 pound pork tenderloin
salt and pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
½ cup water
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
¼ cup honey
3 cloves garlic minced
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

Instructions

Trim any silver skin off of the pork tenderloin. Cut the pork tenderloin in half so that you have two shorter pieces that will easily fit in the Instant Pot. (If using an 8 quart Instant Pot this may not be necessary.)
Season all sides of the pork tenderloin with salt and pepper.
Heat the olive oil in the Instant Pot using the sauté function. Place the pork in the pot and brown 2-3 minutes per side. Remove pork to a clean plate and turn off the Instant Pot.
Pour in the ½ cup water and use a spatula or wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot.
Add the soy sauce, honey, garlic and ginger to the Instant Pot. Stir well. Place the pork back in the Instant Pot.
Close the lid and move the steam release valve to the sealing position.
Pressure cook on high pressure for 4 minutes. When the cook time ends allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes by leaving the Instant Pot alone. (Do not skip the 10 minute natural release, as the pork will continue to cook during this time.) Then carefully move the steam release valve to the venting position to release any remaining steam and pressure (there may be none). Make sure that the float valve has dropped down and then open the Instant Pot lid.
Use an instant read thermometer to check that the internal temperature of the thickest part of the pork has reached at least 145° F. If not, you can cook the pork for a few more minutes using the sauté function.
Remove the pork to a clean plate or cutting board and let it rest for 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, stir together the 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir the mixture into the sauce in the Instant Pot. Cook using the sauté function, stirring, until the sauce has thickened, 2-3 minutes. Turn off the Instant Pot and remove the inner pot from the base to stop the cooking process.
Slice the pork and serve with the sauce.

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Notes

To cook from frozen, place a frozen pork tenderloin and the sauce ingredients in the Instant Pot (skip the step of browning the pork) and pressure cook on high pressure for 13 minutes plus 10 minutes natural pressure release. Check that the internal temperature of the pork has reached 145 degrees F. Then follow the directions in the recipe to thicken the sauce.
If you don't have fresh ginger you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger.
You can cook more than one pork tenderloin at once using this recipe. If the tenderloins came packaged together, separate them before cooking. Double the sauce ingredients if you like a lot of sauce. The cook time will be the same for a double recipe, as long as each individual tenderloin weighs between 1 and 1.5 pounds.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is only an estimate.