Maple-Pepper Roasted Pork Loin
- 1 each pork loin
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup corn oil
- 6 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 each shallots sliced
- 3 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 each bay leaves
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- Put pork in plastic cooking bag.
- Combine juice, oil, syrup, shallots, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, lemon zest and pepper.
- Add to meat in bag.
- Seal bag, marinate refrigerated overnight or up to 24 hours.
- Prepare glaze and refrigerate.
- Bring to room temperature when ready to use.
- To roast pork: Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Remove meat from marinade.
- Discard marinade.
- Place meat on drain rack over sheet pan.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Place in preheated oven and cook 10 minutes.
- Baste with glaze and cook additional 5 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350F (180C).
- Cook 10 minutes, basting once.
- Continue cooking, basting every 10 minutes, until meat reaches internal temperature of 155 degrees when tested with instant-read thermometer, about 20 minutes.
- At this point, pork should be cooked to medium well and will have a hint of pink.
- If well-done meat is desired, roast can be cooked additional 5 to 10 minutes.
- Remove meat from oven and let it rest 15 to 20 minutes before slicing.
- This will bring the meat's internal temperature up about 10 degrees.
- Check roast with meat thermometer at this point.
- If temperature has not reached 160 degrees, return meat to oven until it reaches that temperature.
- Slice into 32 equal slices to make 16 servings.
- Place sliced meat on serving tray.
- Serve with corn potatoes and chutney.
pork loin, lemon juice, corn oil, maple syrup, shallots, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, lemon zest, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/maple-pepper-roasted-pork-loin-46609 (may not work)