Roast Pork Loin with Apples

Name: Roast Pork Loin with Apples
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider; 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 2 apples, such as Cortland or Rome peeled, cored and cut into 8 slices; 2 carrots, thickly sliced; 2 stalks celery, thickly, sliced; 3 sprigs fresh rosemary; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 cloves garlic, smashed; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, thickly sliced; 907 grams boneless center cut pork loin, trimmed and tied; 4 Tbsps cold unsalted butter; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 2 Tbsps whole grain mustard

Roast Pork Loin with Apples is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 572 calories, 52g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up carrots, garlic, center cut pork loin, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

In a large ovenproof skillet heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Season the pork loin all over generously with salt and pepper. Sear the meat until golden brown on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Oil

Pork Loin

Meat

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Frying Pan

Transfer the meat to a plate and set it aside.

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Meat

Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, herb sprigs, and 2 tablespoons of the butter to the skillet. Stir until the vegetables are browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in the sliced apples, then push the mixture to the sides and set the pork loin in the middle of the skillet along with any collected juices on the plate.

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Vegetable

Pork Loin

Apple

Butter

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the loin until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat registers 140 to 150 degrees F, about 30 to 35 minutes. (See Cook's Note.)

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Meat

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Oven

Transfer the pork a cutting board and cover it loosely with foil while you make the sauce. Arrange the apples and vegetables on a serving platter and set aside.

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Vegetable

Apple

Sauce

Pork

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Aluminum Foil

Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Return the skillet to a high heat and add the vinegar scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to loosen up any browned bits. Reduce by half then add the cider and reduce by about half again. Pull the skillet from the heat and whisk in the mustard, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of cold butter. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Seasoning

Mustard

Vinegar

Butter

Cider

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Wooden Spoon

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Whisk

Remove the strings from the roast and slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces and arrange over the apple mixture.

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Apple

Drizzle some sauce over meat and serve the rest on the side.

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Sauce

Meat

Cook's Note: Pork cooked this way will be slightly pink. If desired, cook the pork to 160 degrees F, but be aware that this lean cut will not be as moist at the higher temperature.

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Pork