Apple Pecan Roasted Pork Recipes

PORK ROAST WITH APPLE

Steps:

• Cut apple in half.
• Slice one half fairly thin and put on the bottom of a roaster.
• Place the pork roast on top of the sliced apples.
• Slice second half of apple thinly and put on top of the pork roast.
• Slice onion into rings and put on top and around the roast.
• Mix remaining ingredients and pour over the pork roast.
• Put pork roast into the oven at 325F.
• Every half hour or so baste the roast with the juices.
• Cook for as long as the roast is big.
• Take out and let rest approximately 15 minutes before cutting.

APPLE-PECAN PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• In a bowl or shallow dish, add the pork, apple cider and 1 teaspoon salt. Turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. Spread pecans on a plate. Drain pork, discarding marinade. In a small bowl, mix honey and mustard; rub over pork. Roll pork in pecans, patting to help nuts adhere., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Season with salt to taste.

APPLE PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Set a large saute pan over medium heat and add olive oil, sage and thyme sprigs. As the oil heats up the herbs will crackle and fry, infusing the oil. Remove the sage and thyme and set aside on a paper towel to drain - these can be as a garnish, if desired. Add onions to the pan and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes until caramelized. Season with salt and pepper. Remove onions from pan and add apples. Crush the pecans and add to the pan. Add more oil, if needed and season with salt and pepper. Gently saute until pecans are lightly toasted and apples are just cooked slightly - about 3 to 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl whisk together egg, cream, chicken stock, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add torn sourdough, caramelized onions, apples, pecans and chopped parsley. Using a wooden spoon, mix the stuffing until well combined.
• Scoop stuffing into cavity of pork crown roast and cook accordingly with roast.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large ovenproof skillet heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Season the pork loin all over generously with salt and pepper. Sear the meat until golden brown on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the meat to a plate and set it aside.
• Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, herb sprigs, and 2 tablespoons of the butter to the skillet. Stir until the vegetables are browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in the sliced apples, then push the mixture to the sides and set the pork loin in the middle of the skillet along with any collected juices on the plate. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the loin until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat registers 140 to 150 degrees F, about 30 to 35 minutes. (See Cook's Note.)
• Transfer the pork a cutting board and cover it loosely with foil while you make the sauce. Arrange the apples and vegetables on a serving platter and set aside. Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Return the skillet to a high heat and add the vinegar scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to loosen up any browned bits. Reduce by half then add the cider and reduce by about half again. Pull the skillet from the heat and whisk in the mustard, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of cold butter. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove the strings from the roast and slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces and arrange over the apple mixture. Drizzle some sauce over meat and serve the rest on the side.
• Cook's Note: Pork cooked this way will be slightly pink. If desired, cook the pork to 160 degrees F, but be aware that this lean cut will not be as moist at the higher temperature.
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FRUIT-PECAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Place roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon of butter for 1 minute. Add orange juice and bay leaf; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened, about 4 minutes. Add the cranberry sauce, broth, pecans and vinegar; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in the salt, pepper, sugar and remaining butter until butter is melted. Discard bay leaf. , Remove 1/4 cup sauce and stir in preserves; spoon over roast. Set remaining sauce aside. Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce.

ROAST PORK WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix brown sugar, butter, vinegar, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture. Add apples, sweet potatoes and onion to remaining butter mixture; toss to coat. Arrange apple mixture in roasting pan or 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Cover tightly with foil and bake 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush pork with reserved butter mixture. Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook pork in skillet about 3 minutes, turning to brown all sides evenly.
• Place pork on apple mixture. Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes or until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.

APPLE-GLAZED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line roasting pan with foil; spray rack with cooking spray. Place pork on rack. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave jelly uncovered on High about 1 minute or until melted. Stir in mustard and sage. Brush mixture on pork.
• In large bowl, place apples and onions. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. Arrange apple mixture around pork.
• Roast uncovered 50 minutes to 1 hour or until meat thermometer inserted into center of pork reads 145°F. Cover loosely with foil; let stand at least 3 minutes. Slice pork; serve with apples and onions.

HERBED PORK AND APPLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, salt and pepper. Rub over roast. Cover, and refrigerate roast for 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place roast in a shallow roasting pan, and bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Drain fat.
• In a medium bowl, mix apples and onion with brown sugar. Spoon around roast, and continue to cook for 1 hour more, or until the internal temperature of the roast is 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer the roast, apples and onion to a serving platter, and keep warm.
• To make the gravy, skim excess fat from meat juices. Pour drippings into a medium heavy skillet. Stir in apple juice and syrup. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until liquid has been reduced by half, about 1 cup. Slice the roast, and serve with gravy.

CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Make stuffing:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread bread squares in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and bake in middle of oven until dry and lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Leave oven on (for roast) and cool bread.
• Cook onion and celery in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in apples, sugar, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Reduce heat to low, then cook, covered, stirring, until apples are tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in bread squares, parsley, and chives.
• Make roast:
• Set oven rack in lower third of oven. Sprinkle roast inside and out with salt and pepper and put in a large flameproof roasting pan. Mound stuffing in cavity. Wrap tips of rib bones with foil to prevent burning, then wrap meat below bones with overlapping bacon strips, securing them with wooden toothpicks.
• Roast pork in middle of oven, covering stuffing loosely with foil after 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 155°F when inserted 2 inches into center of meat (do not touch bones), 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours total.
• Transfer roast to a carving board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 15 to 20 minutes. (Temperature of meat will rise to 160°F; meat will be slightly pink.)
• Make pan sauce:
• Skim fat from pan drippings. Straddle pan across 2 burners and add water, then deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Pour through a fine sieve into a saucepan, discarding solids.
• Add jelly and any juices accumulated on carving board, then simmer sauce, whisking occasionally and skimming any fat that rises, until jelly is melted, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove all foil from roast and carve into chops by cutting between ribs.

POT-ROASTED PORK WITH APPLES, POTATOES AND CELERY ROOT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees and season the pork with salt and pepper. In a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven with a tightly fitting lid, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over high heat. Brown the meat on all sides, remove it from the pan and set aside.
• Add the celery root, carrots and onions to the pan and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the meat, cider, thyme leaves and juniper berries and bring to a boil. Cover the pot, transfer it to the oven and cook for 2 hours.
• Add the apples and potatoes to the pot and continue to cook until the potatoes and meat are very tender, about 40 minutes longer. Remove from the oven, season with more salt and pepper and serve.

PECAN-ROASTED PORK

Steps:

• Pork Tenderloin Steps.
• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray. Place pecans, onions, and sugar in food processor; process until coarsely chopped; place mixture on plate (may be paper).
• 2. Season pork with salt and pepper; roll in pecan mixture until well coated and place 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Coat top of tenderloins with cooking spray (wash hand and cutting board). Bake 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F (for medium). Use a meat thermometer to accurately ensure doneness.
• 3. Let pork stand 5 minutes; then cut into 1-inch slices. Top with Georgia Chutney and serve.
• Georgia Chutney Steps.
• 1. Cut peaches into bite-size pieces; combine with remaining ingredients in medium saucepan.
• 2. Cover and bring to simmer on medium-low; cook 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until thickened. Serve over pork slices.

PORK CROWN ROAST WITH APPLE-PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Season meat with 1/2 tsp. pepper. Place on rack in shallow pan. Bake 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until 145ºF. Remove from oven. Cover with foil; let stand 10 min.
• Meanwhile, bring water, 1-1/2 cups apple juice, raisins and butter to boil in large saucepan. Stir in stuffing mixes, apples and nuts; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min. Fluff with fork; spoon into center of meat. Spoon any remaining stuffing into serving bowl. Cover meat and remaining stuffing to keep warm until ready to serve.
• Remove 2 Tbsp. pan drippings; place in medium saucepan. Whisk in flour and mustard; cook on medium heat 1 min., stirring constantly. Stir in remaining apple juice and pepper; cook and stir 3 min. or until mixture comes to boil and thickens. Stir in parsley.
• Cut meat into 1-rib portions. Serve with stuffing and apple gravy.