Caramelized Pork Loin With Apples
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (2 1/2-pound) boneless pork loin, trimmed
- Cooking spray
- 2 medium onions, cut into wedges
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cut into wedges
- 2 Rome apples, cut into wedges
- Preheat oven to 425u0b0.
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
- Rub garlic over surface of trimmed pork loin. Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork and onion; cook 10 minutes or until browned on all sides, turning occasionally.
- Place the pork in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over roast. Arrange the onion around pork, and drizzle with vinegar. Bake at 425u0b0 for 20 minutes.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apples, and saute 5 minutes or until golden.
- Remove the pork from oven, and arrange apples around pork; reduce heat to 350u0b0, and cook an additional 20 minutes or until pork is done.
- Pour pan drippings into a medium saucepan, and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 14 minutes). Drizzle over pork, apples, and onion.
brown sugar, ground cumin, salt, ground red pepper, black pepper, garlic, pork loin, cooking spray, onions, balsamic vinegar, butter, apples, apples
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/caramelized-pork-loin-with-apples (may not work)