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Apple Roasted Pork Loin

Apple Roasted Pork Loin. A tender, juicy loin of pork roasted with an apple crust and glazed in a spiced apple, honey & cider vinegar reduction.

Apple Roasted Pork photo of uncut roast on a platter with vegetables cropped for Google featured image.

Apple Roasted Pork

Originally published on Jan 10, 2010.

Apples and pork is a pretty traditional combination. I couldn’t count the number of ways I’ve put the two together in the past but this one is a little different.

The Granny Smith apples are diced quite small and then cooked in a reduction of honey, apple cider vinegar and spices. Granny Smiths are good to use because they won’t break down into apple sauce during the cooking.

The cooked apples are then used as a top crust and glaze for the roast pork.

Here’s your Sunday supper! 

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Apple Roasted Pork

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Yield: 8 servings or more.

Apple Roasted Pork Loin

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Apple Roasted Pork Loin - A tender and juicy loin of pork roasted with an apple crust and glazed in an apple honey and cider vinegar reduction.

Ingredients

  • 3 lb pork loin or rib roast
  • 3 large Granny Smith apples peeled and cored
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder or  cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Season the pork with salt and pepper and open roast on a rack in a roasting pan at 375 degrees F for about a half hour.
  2. In a large saute pan over medium heat add the olive oil and garlic. Cook for a minute or two to soften but not brown the garlic.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients to the sauce pan, except the apples.
  4. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer until the volume is reduced by about half.
  5. Meanwhile dice very the apples very small (about a 1/4 inch dice).
  6. Increase the heat to medium-high. Add the diced apple and cook, stirring occasionally until most of the liquid has reduced off.
  7. After half an hour in the oven, take the roast out and spoon the apples all over the top.
  8. Return the roast to the oven, reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and cook uncovered until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F on a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast. Baste the roast every 20 minutes or so with the glaze in the pan.
  9. Allow the pork to rest for about 15 minutes before carving and serving.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 453Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 6gUnsaturated Fat 15gCholesterol 138mgSodium 150mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 2gSugar 17gProtein 45g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Sara

Tuesday 7th of April 2015

Don't have a meat thermometer. Anyone know how long to cook at 350 once apples are on?

Barry C. Parsons

Sunday 12th of April 2015

That's certainly going to depend on the size of the roast.

Eileen

Sunday 26th of October 2014

I fixed the pork and potatoes tonight. They were both awesome!! My daughter didn't even use ketchup on the pork... Lol!! I often make roasted potatoes but my family thought these were so much better than the ones I typically make. Thank you for sharing the receipes!

Barry C. Parsons

Monday 27th of October 2014

HA! No ketchup is a win for me!

Barry C. Parsons

Saturday 16th of January 2010

Glad you enjoyed it Cindy, I thiought it was great too.

Cindy Askeland

Saturday 16th of January 2010

I made this for supper tonight and it was delicious! Thanks Barry.

Cindy

Barry C. Parsons

Sunday 10th of January 2010

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