Maple sugar Ginger Pork Roast
From pleclare 14 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This pork loin is marinated with a sweet and spicy combination of maple sugar,ginger and crushed red pepper;the sugar melts to form a luscious glaze as the pork roasts. Food and Wine
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 lbs boneless pork loin roast,tied shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves,thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 Tbs maple sugar or granulated brown sugar shopping list
- 1-1/2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger shopping list
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt shopping list
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper shopping list
- 2Tbs extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Using a small sharp knife,make thin slits all over pork loin and slip a garlic slice in each. In small bowl,mix maple sugar with ginger,salt,red pepper flakes and olive oil. Rub the paste all over the pork,wrap it well in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight in small roasting pan;let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before roasting.
- Preheat oven to 450. roast the pork for 10 mins. Lower the oven temperature to 400 and roast the pork for about 35 mins. longer,until instant read thermometer inserted in thickest part registers 135. Transfer the roast to cutting board and let rest 15 mins before slicing. Discard string and carve pork into thin slices. Arrange on platter. Garnish with blood orange slices,red currants and mint if desired.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Mmmmm...sounds so simple and yet so elegantly delicious. This is one I can't wait to try....with sweet potatoes on the side.....
crabhappychick
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Sounds quite delicious. I must try this.
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