Mesquite Pork Loin Normandy

Name: Mesquite Pork Loin Normandy
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 28 grams dried shiitake mushrooms; 8 small sprigs fresh parsley; 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced into thin slices, and tossed with lemon juice to prevent oxidation; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder (recommended: Colemans); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 kilograms pork loin; 1 medium red onion, diced; 1 teaspoons salt; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp mesquite seasoning (or as needed to rub onto pork loin); 118 milliliters sherry; 1 Tbsp sugar

Mesquite Pork Loin Normandy might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 420 calories, 52g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, parsley, granny smith apples, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sherry you could follow this main course with the Dark Chocolate Fudge Merlot Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Rinse pork loin to remove residue and pat dry with paper towels. Rub with the mesquite seasoning. Then combine the ground cloves, cinnamon, allspice and sugar and rub onto pork as well.

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Paper Towels

Let sit refrigerated for at least 2 hours.

Place dried shiitakes into a small bowl and cover with hot water for about 20 to 30 minutes to re-hydrate.

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Shiitake Mushrooms

Water

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large saute pan with oven safe handles. Sear pork loin on all sides and roast in oven until fork-tender, about 1 hour.

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Cooking Oil

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Remove from oven, transfer pork loin to a cutting board, and let rest.

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In the last 30 minutes of the cooking time for the pork loin make the sauce. Melt the butter over medium heat in a large saute pan with a cover.

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Add the onion and saute until it becomes translucent.

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Add the apples and pour the sherry over, cover and let cook until the apples begin to soften, about 10 to 15 minutes. Strain the mushrooms through paper towels and reserve the soaking liquid in a small bowl.

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Mushrooms