Lunch / Dinner
Roast Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce
This impressive pork recipe is one you’ll come back to again and again — cherry sauce, Hasselback potatoes, and all. Here’s to all the creative cooks out there who sometimes have to tone it down for culinary-conservative dinner guests. This twist on a traditional pork roast with potatoes satisfies everyone.
It’s all about the sauce. Enhance it with fall flavors like Dijon, honey, and coriander, then reserve a portion of it to serve with the pork, and use the remaining as a glaze. The basis of the sauce is a jar of cherry preserves. Ranging from sweet to tart, any variety will do the trick, so use your favorite.
Ingredients
FOR THE SAUCE, SWEAT:
ADD:
FOR THE PORK, SEAR:
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°.
For the sauce, sweat shallots in 2 Tbsp. oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, 3 minutes. Add coriander, fennel seed, and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute more.
Add cherry preserves, Dijon, and honey and heat over medium until preserves dissolve; season with salt and black pepper. Reserve 1 cup cherry sauce and stir in lemon juice; set aside to serve with pork.
For the pork, sear pork loin in 2 Tbsp. oil in a sauté pan over high heat, about 10 minutes. Brush pork with some of the remaining ½ cup cherry sauce; roast 10 minutes. Remove pork from oven and glaze with sauce. Continue roasting pork, glazing every 10 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145°, about 20 minutes more.
Remove pork from oven and tent with foil; let rest 10 minutes. Slice pork and serve with reserved cherry sauce.
For the best texture and flavor, sweat the shallots a few minutes, then add and toast the spices.
Add a splash of lemon juice to the reserved cherry sauce to balance the sweet and tangy flavors.
For the best flavor, sear all sides of the pork loin, including the ends. Then oven-roast it to cook through.
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per serving
Calories: 459
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 95mg 31%
Sodium 270mg 11%
Carbs 50g 16%
Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 35g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.