Pork Loin Braised With Cabbage
- 4 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika, divided
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 (2-pound) boneless pork loin, trimmed
- Cooking spray
- 3/4 cup diced Canadian bacon (about 4 ounces)
- 14 cups thinly sliced cabbage (about 2 pounds)
- 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced onion (about 2 medium)
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced carrot (about 1)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 (12-ounce) bottle dark lager
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Combine 2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and sage; rub over pork. Heat a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove pork from pan.
- Add bacon to pan; cook 3 minutes. Add cabbage, onion, and carrot. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 15 minutes or until cabbage begins to wilt, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato paste, remaining 2 teaspoons paprika, remaining 1 teaspoon thyme, remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper, caraway seeds, and lager. Return pork to pan. Cover and bake at 350u0b0 for 2 hours or until tender. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
sweet paprika, fresh thyme, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh sage, pork loin, cooking spray, canadian bacon, cabbage, onion, carrot, tomato paste, caraway seeds, lager
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pork-loin-braised-with-cabbage (may not work)