Roast Loin of Pork with Baked Apples and Cider Gravy

Name: Roast Loin of Pork with Baked Apples and Cider Gravy
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chicken broth; 118 milliliters large corn muffin, crumbled (about; 59 milliliters dark brown sugar; 237 milliliters hard cider; 340 grams hard cider; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 handful fresh sage leaves, chopped; 6 fresh sage leaves, coarsely chopped; 1 handful fresh thyme leaves, chopped; 8 gala apples; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 2 kilograms pork loin roast, with rib bones attached, back bone removed; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Roast Loin of Pork with Baked Apples and Cider Gravy might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 774 calories, 65g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sage leaves, olive oil, pork loin roast, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Place the pork roast in a roasting pan with the ribs facing up. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil with the sage and thyme to flavor the oil.

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Pork Roast

Olive Oil

Thyme

Ribs

Sage

Cooking Oil

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Roasting Pan

Bowl

Brush the whole pork roast with the "herb bath" and season with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Roast the pork loin for 2 1/2 hours, until the meat is crackled. (

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Salt And Pepper

Pork Loin

Meat

Put the apples in the oven along with the pork roast in the last half hour of cooking.)

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Pork Roast

Apple

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Oven

Remove the pork roast to a cutting board and let it rest for 15 minutes before carving.

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Pork Roast

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Cutting Board

Pour out some of the excess fat from the roasting pan and put it on the stove over medium-high heat.

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Roasting Pan

Stove

Sprinkle the flour into the hot pan juices, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or whisk to prevent lumps. Cook and stir the roux until its light brown.

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All Purpose Flour

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

Frying Pan

Add the cider and continue to stir to incorporate.

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Cider

Pour in the chicken broth; boil and stir for 5 minutes until the sauce is thick; taste and check for salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Broth

Sauce

Serve the cider gravy with the pork roast and baked apples.

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Pork Roast

Apple

Cider

Gravy

To make the baked apples: Core the apples with an apple corer, making a good size cavity to hold the stuffing. In a mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, muffin crumbs, raisins, sage, garlic, 3 tablespoons of the brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Spoon the sweet and savory stuffing into the cavities of the cored apples; stand them up, side by side, in a baking dish and sprinkle the tops with the remaining 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

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Brown Sugar