Fig-Stuffed Pork Loin
Fig-Stuffed Pork Loin might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 576 calories, 54g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have onion, vegetable oil, pork loin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375F. In a medium skillet, cook onion in 2 tsp. oil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups figs and vinegar and cook for 2 minutes.
Slice pork loin lengthwise three quarters of the way into meat. Open sections like a book and fill with cooked figs. Fold up pork and secure with kitchen string. Season with 2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper.
Place a roasting pan over medium-high heat.
Add remaining 1 Tbsp. oil.
Place pork loin in pan and sear on all sides until nicely browned, about 6 minutes.
Place pan in oven and cook pork to 150F on a meat thermometer, 20 to 25 minutes.
Transfer roast to a platter; cover with foil.
Drain off all but 1 1/2 tsp. oil from roasting pan.
Add shallot and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan.
Add port and remaining figs and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
Add chicken broth and cook for 3 minutes.
Remove sauce from heat and season with remaining 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper. Stir in any juices that have accumulated on the platter with pork.
Cut pork into slices 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Top with fig sauce and serve with mashed potatoes and a vegetable of your choice.