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Pecan Glazed Brown Sugar Pork Loin close up photo of sliced pork roast

Brown Sugar Pecan Glazed Pork Loin

Brown Sugar Pecan Glazed Pork Loin. Such an easy recipe to create a sweet, savory and crunchy glaze on a juicy pork loin roast.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword pecans, pork

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pound pork loin roast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 3/4 cup roughly chopped unroasted pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Trim the fat from the roast, leaving only a quarter inch of fat on top at the most.
  3. Season the pork loin with salt and pepper and open roast on a rack in a 425 degree F oven for 1/2 hour.
  4. Combine the brown sugar and Dijon mustard into a paste and fold the chopped pecans into it.
  5. Remove the roast from the oven after 30 minutes and reduce the heat to 375 degrees F.
  6. Spread the prepared paste evenly over the top of the roast and return to the oven.
  7. Baste the roast about every 15 minutes, scooping up the glaze and nuts that fall off back over the top of the roast.
  8. Continue to roast until the internal temperature of the roast hits between 145 to 160 degrees F on a meat thermometer.
  9. Let the roast rest for 10 minutes after you take it out of the oven before carving and serving.

Recipe Notes

NOTE: This roast was cooked to 160 degrees which is about right for well done. The US Dept of Agriculture revised the safe cooking temperature of pork loin to 145 degrees a couple of years ago but at that temperature the meat will still be a little pink which is perfectly fine but many people will not prefer it pink.