Rosemary Pork Loin With Apricots and Cranberries Recipe

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Rosemary Pork Loin With Apricots and Cranberries
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
99
Calories
Total time
120
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. You will also need: Heavy kitchen string or twine.
  2. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 250 degrees.
  3. Turn pork loin fat-side down.
  4. Slit lengthwise, almost but not quite all the way through, to form a long pocket, leaving a 1/2-inch border of unslit meat at each end.
  5. Brush cavity with some of the oil, and sprinkle generously with half the salt and pepper and 1 Tb.
  6. Of the rosemary.
  7. Line cavity with sauteed garlic and apricots; sprinkle in cranberries.
  8. Tie loin together with kitchen twine or heavy-duty string at 1 1/2-inch intervals.
  9. Brush with remaining oil, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
  10. Set roast, fat-side up, diagonally or curved (so it fits) on a large, lipped cookie sheet or jellyroll pan.
  11. Warm 1/4 cup apple jelly along with the minced garlic and remaining rosemary.
  12. Brush mixture onto meat.
  13. Roast until a meat thermometer stuck into the center registers 125 to 130 degrees.
  14. (Start checking at about 1 1/2 hours.) Remove from oven; raise oven temperature to 400 degrees.
  15. Brush loin with pan drippings, return to oven, and continue to roast until the loin is golden brown and a meat thermometer stuck into the center registers 155 to 160 degrees, about 20 minutes longer.
  16. For even more attractive coloring, broil until spotty brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
  17. Let roast rest 15 to 20 minutes; transfer to a carving board.
  18. Stir juices around pan to loosen brown bits.
  19. Pour through a strainer into a small pan, and stir in port, chicken broth and remaining 2 Tbs.
  20. Of jelly; bring to a simmer.
  21. Mix cornstarch with the cold water; whisk into sauce.
  22. Simmer until lightly thickened.
  23. Slice pork and serve with a little sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 99.19 Kcal (415 kJ)
Calories from fat 32.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.57g 5%
Cholesterol 18.71mg 6%
Sodium 142.24mg 6%
Potassium 167.01mg 4%
Total Carbs 9.21g 3%
Sugars 6.06g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.46g 2%
Protein 6.41g 13%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 7.5mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 172.97 Kcal (724 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.22g 5%
Cholesterol 32.63mg 6%
Sodium 248.04mg 6%
Potassium 291.24mg 4%
Total Carbs 16.05g 3%
Sugars 10.57g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 2%
Protein 11.19g 13%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 3%
Calcium 13.1mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.2
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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