Apricot-Stuffed Spice-Rubbed Pork Loin
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 1/3 cups finely chopped dried apricots, 6-ounce package
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 (3-pound) boned pork loin roast
- cooking spray
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl.
- Combine apricots and capers; set aside.
- Trim fat from pork.
- Cut a 1-1/2-inch-wide horizontal slit into the end of pork; cut through to the other end of pork to form a deep pocket using a long, thin knife.
- Spoon apricot mixture into pocket; pack using the handle of a wooden spoon.
- Rub surface of pork with cumin mixture.
- Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of pork.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 55 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 degrees (slightly pink).
- CALORIES 256 (44 percent from fat); FAT 12.6g (sat 4.3g, mono 5.7g, poly 1.6g); PROTEIN 24.6g; CARB 10.1g; FIBER 1.4g; CHOL 81mg; IRON 2.1mg; SODIUM 297mg; CALC 21mg
ground cumin, brown sugar, salt, ground ginger, garlic, fivespice powder, ground red pepper, dried apricots, capers, loin roast, cooking spray
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/apricot-stuffed-spice-rubbed-pork-loin-recipe.html (may not work)