Cider-Braised Pork Loin With Sauteed Apples
"Wonderful comfort food. The kind of dinner I'd like to have on a lazy Sunday. Scalloped or Duchesse potatoes are especially good alongside."
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon crumbled dried sage
- 1 teaspoon crumbled dried thyme
- 3 lbs boneless pork loin, rolled and tied
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 cup apple cider
- sauteed apple (this is in my recipe collection)
directions
- Combine the salt, pepper, sage and thyme and rub into pork.
- Wrap pork in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours or overnight.
- Pat pork dry with paper towels.
- In a large, ovenproof casserole heat oil over moderate-high heat until hot but not smoking and brown the pork.
- Transfer to a plate, pour off all but 2 tblsps fat, and cook onion and garlic over moderate heat, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Return pork to casserole, add cider and bring to boil.
- Braise pork, covered, in a preheated 350F (165C) oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Transfer to a heated platter, discard string and let stand 10 minutes.
- Spoon off fat from pan juices and puree pan juices with a blender (or immersion blender).
- Season to taste.
- Serve in a sauceboat.
- Arrange sautéed apples around sliced pork.
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Reviews
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Excellent dinner. I only had one hour to put the rub on the meat. I then followed the recipe and it was wonderful. I made Recipe #60866 for the apples and served with mashed potatoes and the wonderful sauce. The smell in the kitchen was amazing. Do not overcook the pork, it was moist and delicious. -
This was delicious and so easy to make.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
