Make this among your first projects for the evening because the pork loin bakes for nearly two hours. You can also stuff it a day ahead, refrigerate, and then pop it into the oven just before your guests arrive.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 1/3 cups finely chopped dried apricots, 6-ounce package
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 (3-pound) boned pork loin roast
- cooking spray
Directions
Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Combine apricots and capers; set aside. Trim fat from pork. Cut a 1-1/2-inch-wide horizontal slit into the end of pork; cut through to the other end of pork to form a deep pocket using a long, thin knife. Spoon apricot mixture into pocket; pack using the handle of a wooden spoon. Rub surface of pork with cumin mixture. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of pork. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 55 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 degrees (slightly pink). CALORIES 256 (44 percent from fat); FAT 12.6g (sat 4.3g, mono 5.7g, poly 1.6g); PROTEIN 24.6g; CARB 10.1g; FIBER 1.4g; CHOL 81mg; IRON 2.1mg; SODIUM 297mg; CALC 21mg
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By cptdf_12817273
GROVER BEACH, 43
on July 11, 2012
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I took it out of the oven at about 1:30 and it was still over done. Tasted just ok but the time is way off. Maybe 1 hour and check temperature. I would take it out at less than 160 and wrap it in foil to rest for 5-10 minutes and have a sauce ready.
By cosmowithalime5...
portland, 58
on December 05, 2009
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This was really really good! I tweaked it a little and stuffed the pork with apricots and jalepenos. The end result was really good. will definatley make this again!
By mj-matt_5835148
Austin, TX
on June 28, 2009
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This is a great recipe if you trust your taste buds, back WAY off on the salt and use a thermometer. 1 hour 55 minutes? No way, how about 40 minutes. I added pecans and a little chopolte and it was amazing.
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