Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Loin with Roasted Apples

Name: Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Loin with Roasted Apples
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 mediums apples (such as Granny Smith or Fuji), quartered, or 8 small apples, halved; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning; 2 Tbsps brandy or Calvados; 177 milliliters ounces dried apples; 237 milliliters ounce dried whole porcini mushrooms; 2 teaspoons dried rosemary; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 237 milliliters dry hard cider; 1 Tbsp finely minced garlic; 454 grams ground pork; 454 grams kale, bottom stems trimmed; 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more for seasoning; 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more; 118 milliliters low-salt chicken stock; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters minced onion; 85 grams thinly sliced prosciutto; 5 sprigs rosemary; 2 Tbsps (1/4 stick) unsalted butter; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, divided

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Loin with Roasted Apples a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 173g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 1362 calories. This recipe serves 8. If you have kosher salt, butter, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dried apples you could follow this main course with the Apple Raisin Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

Instructions

Place dried mushrooms and dried apples in separate small bowls.

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Dried Mushrooms

Dried Apples

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Bowl

Add 1 cup boiling water to each bowl.

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Water

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Bowl

Let mushrooms and apples soak until very soft, about 30 minutes. Strain mushrooms. Cover and chill soaking liquid (about 3/4 cup).

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Mushrooms

Apple

Drain apples, discarding soaking liquid. Finely chop mushrooms and apples, combine in a small bowl, and set mushroom and apple mixture aside.

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Mushrooms

Apple

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Bowl

Meanwhile, blanch kale in boiling salted water just until wilted, about 1 minute. Using tongs, transfer kale to a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate until cool.

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Water

Kale

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Baking Sheet

Tongs

Remove any large, tough ribs.

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Ribs

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add onion; cook, stirring often, until soft and lightly golden, about 8 minutes.

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Onion

Add mushrooms and apples; cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, thyme, and rosemary; cook for 1 minute.

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Mushrooms

Rosemary

Apple

Garlic

Thyme

Add brandy and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 1 minute. Stir in 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Brandy

Pepper

Salt

Transfer mixture to a bowl and let cool completely.

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Bowl

Add ground pork and stir to combine well.

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Ground Pork

To butterfly, put pork loin on a work surface with short end facing you. Holding a long, thin sharp knife parallel to work surface and beginning along one long side, cut 1/2" above underside of roast. Continue slicing inward, pulling back the meat with your free hand and unrolling the roast like a carpet, until the entire loin is flat. Cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, pound to an even thickness.

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Pork Loin

Meat

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Uncover pork. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Pepper

Pork

Salt

Place kale leaves on top of loin in an even layer, overlapping as needed and leaving a 1" border.

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Kale

Spread filling on top of kale.

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Spread

Kale

Roll pork into a tight cylinder. Wrap one layer of prosciutto around roast. Tie roast securely with kitchen twine in 1" intervals. Tuck rosemary sprigs under twine, spacing apart. DO AHEAD: Pork roast can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

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Pork Roast

Prosciutto

Rosemary

Pork

Roll

Wrap

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Kitchen Twine

Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before continuing.

Preheat oven to 400F.

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Oven

Place apples in a roasting pan. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with oil in a large skillet. Brown pork on all sides, about 5 minutes total, then set on top of apples in pan.

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Apple

Butter

Pork

Cooking Oil

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Roasting Pan

Add cider and 1/2 cup water to skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits.

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Cider

Water

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Frying Pan

Pour mixture into roasting pan. Roast pork until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of loin registers 140F (it will be cooked medium but still slightly pink), about 1 hour 40 minutes.

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Pork Roast

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Let roast rest for at least 20 minutes and up to 2 hours.

Put roast on a platter. Reserve apples from roasting pan; spoon off fat from juices in pan.

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Apple

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Roasting Pan

Place pan on top of stove over medium-high heat.

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Stove

Frying Pan

Add chicken stock.

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Chicken Stock

Pour in reserved mushroom liquid, leaving any sediment behind, and cook, scraping bottom of pan to release any browned bits, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Mushrooms

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Frying Pan

Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and season to taste with salt and pepper. Strain sauce; slice pork.

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Salt And Pepper