roasted pork loin with baked apples & cider gravy

Name: Roasted Pork Loin with Baked Apples & Cider Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## PORK LOIN; 2 - 4-5 lb. pork loin roasts, with rib bones, back bone removed; 1 bunch(es) thyme, chopped; 1 bunch(es) sage, chopped; 1/2 sprig(s) rosemary, chpped; 1 1/2 cup(s) olive oil; - sea salt; - black pepper, freshly ground; 3 tablespoon(s) flour; 1 cup(s) chicken stock (see recipe in "the basics"; 12 ounce(s) hard cider; 2 - lemons, juiced; ## APPLES; 8 - golden delicious apples; 2 - lemons, juiced; 1/2 stick(s) butter, room temperature; 3/4 cup(s) corn bread or corn muffins, crumbled; 1/2 cup(s) golden raisins; 4 large sage leaves, finely chopped; 3 clove(s) garlic, minced; 1/3 cup(s) light brown sugar; 3 cup(s) hard cider (drink two of these while prepping); 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice

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124 Pinches

Patrick Johnson

Kingwood, TX

Updated on Dec 23, 2011

This is a classic pork roast dish. When I think pork roast I think apples. When I think apples I think cider. When saw this recipe, I realized I wasn't the only one. I have tweaked a little based on preference.

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 2 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

PORK LOIN
2 - 4-5 lb. pork loin roasts, with rib bones, back bone removed
1 bunch thyme, chopped
1 bunch sage, chopped
1/2 sprig rosemary, chpped
1 1/2 cups olive oil
- sea salt
- black pepper, freshly ground
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken stock (see recipe in "the basics"
12 ounces hard cider
2 - lemons, juiced
APPLES
8 - golden delicious apples
2 - lemons, juiced
1/2 stick butter, room temperature
3/4 cup corn bread or corn muffins, crumbled
1/2 cup golden raisins
4 large sage leaves, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup light brown sugar
3 cups hard cider (drink two of these while prepping)
1 tablespoon lemon juice

How To Make roasted pork loin with baked apples & cider gravy

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2

Mix sage, thyme and olive oil.
Step 3

Place pork roasts in roasting pan with ribs facing up and leaning against each other. Brush with herb and oil mixture and season generously with salt and pepper.
Step 4

Roast the pork loin for 2 until the skin starts to crack.
Step 5

Place the apples in the pan with the pork roasts and roast for an additional 30 mins. SEE BELOW FOR PREPARATION OF APPLES.
Step 6

Remove roasting pan from oven and transfer the pork roast to a cutting board and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
Step 7

Transfer some of the fat from the roasting pan into a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat.
Step 8

Add flour a little at a time stirring constantly. Cook roux until it becomes nutty in fragrance and about the color of chocolate milk.
Step 9

Sip some cider while stirring in 1 cup to the roux.
Step 10

Stirring constantly, add chicken stock and stir until sauce is thick.
Step 11

Add the lemon juice and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
Step 12

Core the apples making a good cavity for the stuffing and liberally apply lemon juice to preven browning while making the stuffing.
Step 13

To make the stuffing, to a mixing bowl add the butter, cornbread crumbs, raisins, sage, garlic, brown sugar, salt and pepper.
Step 14

Stuff the apples with the stuffing mixture and stand them side by side in the roasting pan with the pork loin roasts at about the 2 hour mark as noted above.
Step 15

Arrange apples around rested pork loin roasts and spoon the cider gravy over all.
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