Cider Glazed Pork Loin
Total preparation time: 70 minutes
Serves: 6Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 4 cups apple cider
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 whole black peppercorns
- 3 lb boneless pork loin
- 1 dozen clove garlic, peeled and halved lengthwise
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Steps:
- Make the glaze: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the ginger and saute gently for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cider, sugar, and peppercorns. Simmer vigorously until syrupy, about 25 minutes. The sauce may reduce to about 1/4 of its original volume, depending on how sweet the cider is. You should end up with about 1 1/2 cups of glaze.
- Make the porkloin: Heat the oven to 350. With a sharp paring knife, cut 24 slits, 1 inch deep all over the pork loin, spaced at least 1 inch apart. Push half a clove of garlic into each slit. Season the pork well with salt & pepper. In a flame proof roasting pan, heat the vegetable oil until very hot. Add the pork and sear well on all sides. Remove from heat, let cool a bit, add the butter and pork, put the pan in the oven. Roast the pork, basting frequently with the pan drippings, for about 45 minutes. Continue roasting, brushing the cider glaze over the pork every 5 to 10 minutes for another 20 to 25 minutes.