Recipe courtesy of Mary Berg
Apple Butter Roast Pork
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 497
- Total Fat
- 30
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 9
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 46
- Cholesterol
- 146
- Sodium
- 419
- Total: 1 hr 40 min (includes resting time)
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
3.8- to 4.4-pound (1.75- to 2-kilogram) pork loin roast, bone in or out
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup (125 milliliters) unsweetened apple butter
3 tablespoons smooth Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and place the pork loin roast, fat-side-up, into a roasting pan lined with a rack. Season the whole outside of the pork with 1/2 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper and set aside to come up to room temperature while the oven heats.
- In a small bowl, combine the apple butter, mustard, vinegar, cinnamon and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Pour about half of the apple butter mixture into another bowl and set aside for basting. Using a pastry brush or the back of a spoon, coat the entire outside of the pork with the remaining apple butter mixture and pour enough water into the pan to cover the bottom without allowing it to reach the base of the pork loin.
- Place the pork in the preheated oven and roast for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes until cooked to your liking, basting with the reserved apple butter mixture after 45 minutes. If you notice that the water below the pork is running dry, add a splash more. If the roast is browning too quickly in your oven, cover it loosely with aluminum foil while it continues to cook.
- Transfer the pork to a cutting board to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.