Caramelized Pork Loin with Apples |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Make a low-fat pork entree that's perfect for entertaining by roasting a pork loin in a mixture of brown sugar, butter, and apples. Note that the sugar coating can burn if the roast isn't turned often enough. Ingredients:
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar |
1 teaspoon ground cumin |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper |
1/8 teaspoon black pepper |
1 garlic clove, minced |
1 (2 1/2-pound) boneless pork loin, trimmed |
cooking spray |
2 medium onions, cut into wedges |
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar |
2 tablespoons butter |
2 granny smith apples, cut into wedges |
2 rome apples, cut into wedges |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Rub garlic over surface of trimmed pork loin. Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork and onion; cook 10 minutes or until browned on all sides, turning occasionally.
4. Place the pork in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over roast. Arrange the onion around pork, and drizzle with vinegar. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes.
5. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apples, and sauté 5 minutes or until golden.
6. Remove the pork from oven, and arrange apples around pork; reduce heat to 350°, and cook an additional 20 minutes or until pork is done.
7. Pour pan drippings into a medium saucepan, and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 14 minutes). Drizzle over pork, apples, and onion.
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