Black Tea Pork Tenderloin

Hello hello!! Our blog has been neglected for a while due to some traveling and my parents being in town, but here we are again, just in time to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. This is a dish that my mom showed me how to make during her recent visit, after we saw some nice-looking pieces of pork tenderloin at Nijiya (she usually uses the huge ones from Costco). I like how simple yet tasty this recipe is. You start out by just putting some black tea bags into a large pot of boiling water to make tea, and then stewing the pork tenderloin in the tea for 40-50 min. After stewing, slice the pork and marinate it in your typical Japanese sauce mixture (equal parts soy sauce, mirin, sake, and rice vinegar). We marinated/refrigerated it for a day before eating, then ate it with seaweed and tomatoes with the sauce poured over everything. Yum yum.