Instant Pot Orange Pork Tenderloin

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 3-4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb pork tenderloin
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp water

Steps:

1. Mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, and garlic inside the pot.

 
2. Cut the tenderloin in half and place in the pot.

 
3. Put the lid on and lock. Pressure cook on high for 7 minutes. Allow pressure to release on its own for about 7 minutes.

 
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4. Remove pork from pot.

 
5. Switch Instant Pot to saute mode.

 
6. In a small bowl, mix together 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of water.

 
7. Stir cornstarch mixture into the juices in the Instant Pot.

 
8. Stir and heat up until thickened, a couple minutes.

 
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9. Spoon sauce over pork and serve.

 

MrsMollyMalloy

July 15, 20210 found this helpful

I'm curious as to see why one would cook this in a pressure cooker as opposed to a stovetop pan. Pork tenderloin is naturally tender and cooks quickly so how does it benefit from pressure cooking? A pan also allows one to brown the pork for extra flavor. Doesn't it actually take longer in a pressure cooker? For example, you'll need 5-10 mins for it to reach pressure, then cook 7 mins and then wait 7 more minutes to release.

I use a similar recipe on the stove, except that I add some orange zest and chopped onions. And cook time from start to finish is faster since I don't have to pressurize and depressurize (you forgot to add pressurizing time to the time calculations).