Apple-Stuffed Pork Loin with Maple-Mustard Sauce
Apple-Stuffed Pork Loin with Maple-Mustard Sauce is a gluten free and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 26g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 315 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up granny smith apple, pepper, orange rind, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the raisins you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding with Raisins and Cinnamon as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine raisins and bourbon in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 45 seconds or until hot.
Remove from microwave; cover and let stand 20 minutes.
Combine thyme and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet.
Add onion and celery; saut 5 minutes. Stir in apple and half of spice mixture. Saut 3 minutes or until apple is crisp-tender. Stir in orange rind and raisins with liquid; cook 30 seconds. Set aside.
Trim fat from pork. Starting off-center, slice pork lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open butter-flied portions, laying pork flat. Turning knife blade parallel to surface of cutting board, slice larger portion of pork in half horizontally, cutting to, but not through, other side; open flat.
Place plastic wrap over pork; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
Spread apple mixture over pork to within 1/2 inch of edges.
Roll up pork, jelly roll fashion, starting with long side. Secure pork at 2-inch intervals with twine.
Rub pork with remaining spice mixture.
Place on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160 (slightly pink).
Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
Serve with Maple-Mustard Sauce.