Red sauce will add a little fire to barbecued pork

Dear Laura: In Chinese restaurants you can get barbecued pork with a hot and spicy red sauce. I am looking for a recipe for a spicy red sauce. – Phyllis

Dear Phyllis: Here is a recipe for Barbecued Pork Loin made with a tangy marinade. For a spicy sauce to serve as an accompaniment, try the Chinese Red Sauce recipe that follows. It definitely will add some heat to the dish.

Barbecued Pork Loin

From “Classic Chinese Cuisine,” by Nina Simonds

2 pounds boneless center-cut pork loin

Marinade:

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine or sake

1 tablespoon ketchup

1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

Remove and discard most of the fat and all of the gristle from the pork loin. Cut the meat, with the grain, into strips about 3 inches thick. Place the meat in a mixing bowl. Add all of the marinade ingredients and a toss lightly. Let marinate for 4 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator, turning occasionally.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Arrange the meat strips on a rack in a roasting pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until the inside is cooked and the outside is brown. Let cool slightly, slice and serve.

Yield: 6 servings

Approximate nutrition per serving: 284 calories, 10.67 grams fat (3.9 grams saturated, 35 percent fat calories), 33.7 grams protein, 10.5 grams carbohydrate, 91 milligrams cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 905 milligrams sodium.

Chinese Red Sauce

Adapted from www.geocities.com

6 tablespoons ketchup

6 tablespoons Asian chili sauce

2 to 4 tablespoons horseradish or 1 to 2 teaspoons wasabi powder

2 teaspoons lemon juice

Dash Tabasco sauce

Combine all ingredients and mix well.

Yield: About 3/4 cup

Approximate nutrition per tablespoon: 12 calories, less than 1 gram fat, less than 1 gram protein, 2.9 grams carbohydrate, no cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 350 milligrams sodium.