Moroccan Pork Loin with Dried Fruit and Lemons

Moroccan Pork Loin with Dried Fruit and Lemons
Moroccan Pork Loin with Dried Fruit and Lemons might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 929 calories, 125g of protein, and 23g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up honey, prunes, ground cumin, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dried apricots you could follow this main course with the The ultimate makeover: Bread & butter pudding as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

1
Rinse lemons and trim ends.
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Cut lemons into 1/8-inch-thick slices and discard seeds.
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Put 1/2 the coriander, turmeric, ginger, cumin, salt, honey, onion, apricots, prunes, and lemon slices in each of 2 plastic freezer bags (1-gal. size). Squeeze bags to mix ingredients.
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4
Rinse pork. Trim and discard most of the fat.
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Add 1 pork roast and 1/2 the broth to each bag. Seal bags, turn to mix, and freeze (see Cold Facts below).
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Thaw 1 bag (see notes).
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Pour pork and sauce into a 9- by 13-inch pan. Turn pork fat side up.
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Bake in a 400 oven until a thermometer inserted in center of thickest part of roast reaches 155, about 40 minutes; frequently stir sauce and baste meat.
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Transfer pork to a platter and let rest about 5 minutes. Slice meat and serve with sauce.
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Cold Facts. Packaging: freezer bags. If ingredients include liquid, set each plastic freezer bag upright in a bowl, then fill. Squeeze out all air and seal bag. For better protection of frozen foods during storage, seal each bag inside a second one.
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Lay bags flat in freezer until solid so they will stack.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score66
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