These honey soy pork bowls are perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or perfect for meal prepped lunches. Pork tenderloin sliced thin and cooked in a thick honey soy sauce. Serve over steamed rice with extra sauce, green onions, and limes for a quick rice bowl. This honey soy pork would also make a great stir fry.
Highlights of the honey soy pork bowls:
- Tender pork
- Honey soy sauce comes together easily
- Rice bowls can be customized
- Pork tenderloin is a budget friendly cut of pork
- Stays fresh for a few days
- Family favorite
- Spice can be adjusted
Variations & serving ideas:
- Serve as rice bowls or in a stir fry
- Serve sliced pork in lettuce wraps or tortillas
- Substitute ground pork, ground chicken, or ground turkey
- Serve on skewers
- Marinate over night and cook down the marinade into a sauce
If you like these honey soy pork bowls, you’ll love these other simple recipes….
Meal Prep Honey Soy Pork Tenderloin Bowls
Instant Pot Apple Cider Pork Loin
Meal Prep Garlic Pork Tenderloin with Orzo
Tools I used for this recipe:
- Glasslock Glass Food Storage Containers – the square containers are the perfect size for lunches, stain proof, and they are dishwasher safe
- Tongs – a must have kitchen tool!
- USA Pan Half Sheet Pan – my go-to sheet pans, these are truly non-stick and clean up nicely
Thinly slice or dice pork tenderloin, it will cook quickly and stay tender in the honey soy sauce!
Instructions for the simple pork recipe:
For the rice:
- In a large sauce pan combine the rice and water, stir well. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling cover and reduce heat to low. Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove lid, and fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool.
For the pork:
- In a small mixing bowl combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Rub evenly on the pork tenderloin. Slice thinly into strips of cubes. Heat sesame oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- Once hot, add in sliced pork and sauté 3-4 minutes until the pork starts to brown and release from the pan. Keep the heat at medium-high, add in the soy sauce, honey, fish sauce, vinegar, and garlic. Stir to combine.
- Simmer over medium-high heat for 5-6 more minutes. The sauce should begin to thicken and reduce and the pork should be cooked through.
- Serve pork over a bed of rice topped with extra sauce. Garnish with limes, cilantro, and green onion as desired. Leftover pork and sauce can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Honey Soy Pork Bowls
Sliced pork tenderloin in an easy honey soy sauce over rice
Ingredients
For the rice:
- 2 cups Dry brown rice
- 4 cups Water
For the pork:
- 1 – 1 1/2 lb. Pork tenderloin, sliced thinly
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil
For the sauce:
- 1/3 cup Soy sauce
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1 tsp Fish sauce
- 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
- 2-3 cloves Garlic, minced
- Limes, cilantro, green onion for garnish
Instructions
For the rice:
- In a large sauce pan combine the rice and water, stir well. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling cover and reduce heat to low. Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove lid, and fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool.
For the pork:
- In a small mixing bowl combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Rub evenly on the pork tenderloin. Slice thinly into strips of cubes. Heat sesame oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- Once hot, add in sliced pork and sauté 3-4 minutes until the pork starts to brown and release from the pan. Keep the heat at medium-high, add in the soy sauce, honey, fish sauce, vinegar, and garlic. Stir to combine.
- Simmer over medium-high heat for 5-6 more minutes. The sauce should begin to thicken and reduce and the pork should be cooked through.
- Serve pork over a bed of rice topped with extra sauce. Garnish with limes, cilantro, and green onion as desired. Leftover pork and sauce can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 836kcalCarbohydrates: 111gProtein: 69gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 2530mgPotassium: 1491mgFiber: 4gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 5mg
Did you make this recipe?
Please let me know how it turned out for you! Leave a comment below and tag @theheartylife on Instagram and hashtag it #theheartylife.
Did you make this recipe?
I would love to see it! Take a picture and post to Instagram with the tag @theheartylife and the hashtag #theheartylife – You can also leave me a question or comment below! If you’ve tried this recipe, feel free to give it a star rating on the recipe above.