Easy Pork with Hoisin Sauce

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The only thing I substituted was Asperagus instead of the green beans. Everyone LOVED it and commented on how tender the pork was! The sauce was very unique and delicious, like something out of a upscale asian restaurant!

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It might be worth mentioning that there's more than one kind of sesame oil.

DARK sesame oil is primarily used as a flavoring or a finishing oil, as it has a very low smoke point and is not ideal for high-heat cooking (although very quick stir fry dishes or very low heat sautes are sometimes ok.

LIGHT, or REFINED, sesame oil is light in color and has an almost entirely nuetral taste. It also has a much higher smoking point and is suitable for higher heat applications.

The difference is similar to that between extra virgin and light oiive oil: one is mostly for flavor, one is mostly for high-heat cooking. The recipe doesn't specify, but this could be the problem some reviewers have had. Either use light sesame oil instead of dark, or make sure to cook the pork very quickly or on a low heat and you should be fine. Alternatively, you could use a different oil for the cooking and simply add dark sesame oil at the end for flavor.

Hope that helps.

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I love the flavor of this recipe, and how easy it was. My only concern was the green beans. They didn't cook as fast as the recipe suggested. I will steam or precook mine the next time.

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My husband and I really liked this recipe. It was very tasty. I followed the recipe exactly as stated and it was just fine. Of course, I love the taste of sesame oil. The sesame oil with the hoisin sauce and sherry were excellent.

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i made this tonight and it was outstanding. the few changes i made were that i added a smidge of rice vinegar, honey, and hot-chili sesame oil to the toasted sesame oil that was poured on the pork. i let it marinate for about 15 minutes. i also used peanut oil with a little of the sesame oil for the saute, and i also added about a teaspoon of grated fresh ginger to the beans, sherry, and hoisin. i also added about a quarter of a very thinly slivered onion to the beans and garlic. i served this over basmati rice and it was awesome. my husband walked in and said, "mmm, it smells good!" everyone ate and loved it except the 20-month old and the baby who doesn't have teeth. the three big kids and hubby and i loved it!

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I don't like to cook with sesame oil, so I used a little peanut oil. I saved the sesame oil to dress the dish with flavor at the end. I served it with basmati rice and iIt was out of this world. I will definitely be making this again. I think it would also be very good with leftover chicken.

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I saw this , and can't wait to try! It looks very delicious, and going to take into consideration to the comment below me thanks!

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I saw this recipe on television. It looked tastey and easy. My better judgement told me not to use sesame oil to fry the pork but I did anyway. Should have used peanut oil or canola oil. The sesame oil is not suitable for high heat and the flavor of the finished dish was disappointing.