Chef Christian Gill
Shaking Pork & Miso Polenta
INGREDIENTS
- Pork Tenderloin
- Spiceology Black Magic
- Ginger
- MSG
- Lemon Grass
- Garlic
- Oyster Sauce
- Fish Sauce
- Shallots
- Miso
- Chicken Stock
- Water
- Polenta
- Butter
- Cilantro
DIRECTIONS
- Dice up your Pork Tenderloin into chunks and season with Spiceology Black Magic.
- Finely dice Ginger, Lemon Grass, Garlic.
- In a bowl to marinade toss your Pork, Ginger, Lemon Grass, Garlic, Oyster Sauce, Fish Sauce and let marinade - minimum 30 mins.
- Dice up one shallot and fry in Butter, adding Water and Chicken Stock.
- Slowly whisk in Polenta and Butter and cook until creamy soft.
- Heat up a wok on high heat with a neutral oil and wok fry your Pork Tenderloin.
- Plate your Polenta and top with your Shaking Pork, garnish with Cilantro (optional).
KNIFE UTILIZED
What is “Shaking” Pork?
The name “shaking” comes from the cooking method — tossing cubes of meat in a super-hot pan until they sear on the outside and stay tender inside. Traditionally it’s made with beef, but pork (especially shoulder or tenderloin) takes to this treatment beautifully.
Why Miso Polenta?
Polenta is Italian comfort food 101 — soft, creamy, and rich. But when you stir in a spoonful of white miso paste, it becomes something else entirely: salty, earthy, and packed with umami. It turns the polenta from a background player into a full-on flavor bomb that holds its own next to the sweet-salty pork.
Shaking Pork & Miso Polenta: A Bold Fusion Worth Trying
There’s something special about comfort food with a twist — familiar enough to crave, but surprising enough to remember. That’s exactly what this Shaking Pork with Miso Polenta delivers.
Inspired by Vietnamese shaking beef (bò lúc lắc), this dish swaps out the traditional tenderloin for juicy, seared pork, quickly caramelized in a hot pan. Then, instead of the usual rice or greens, it gets paired with a deeply savory, buttery miso polenta — the kind of thing you didn’t know you needed until you tried it.
