Holiday Recipe: Roast Porkloin

ROAST PORKLOIN WITH APPLE SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

APPLE SAUCE
3 pcs green apples, sliced in thin wedges
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup light syrup or maple syrup
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg

PORK
1 kilo pork, top loin
1 small fresh ginger, ground
1 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp rock salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
2 bay leaves, torn
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, remove leaves from stem

PROCEDURE:

PORK
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Combine all other pork ingredients and coat pork well.
Keep pork loin shape intact by tying it with a kitchen string.
Place pork on a rack or baking pan and cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Check with kitchen thermometer, temperature must be at around 160 degrees for pork to be well cooked.
Keep the juices from the roast pork for applesauce.

APPLE SAUCE
In a saucepan, heat butter and saute apples until very tender.
Add the ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Add the chicken broth and the syrup then strain.
Add the juices from the roast pork.
Allow to simmer for five minutes more with constant stirring.

SERVING
Slice roast pork and add the applesauce on top.
You can serve the roast pork with mashed potato or baked potato topped with sour cream and onion chives.

Thanks for this recipe Chelo!

Source:  The Heart of Chel (FB)