Oven Roasted Pork Loin with Apple and Mushroom

Serves: 3

Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 1 hour
Est. WW pts: 13

¾ lb pork tenderloin

8 small red potatoes

2 mushrooms

2 green onions

1 small granny smith apple

2 Tbsp red cooking wine

½ cup red wine vinegar

2 Tbsp butter

2 tsp olive oil

1 tsp dried thyme

½ tsp paprika

¼ tsp garam masala

2 ½ tsp sugar

Salt & Pepper

Prep:

1)      Slice green onion in 2 inch pieces.

2)      Slice apple into 2 inch long, ¼ inch thick pieces. Set aside ¾ of apple and toss with garam masala.

3)      Cut potatoes in half and place in a bowl with vinegar, 2 tsp sugar and a pinch of salt and pepper, fill with water to cover.

4)      Slice mushrooms into ¼ inch pieces. Take remaining apple and slice into ½ inch chunks.

5)      Cut a pocket into pork side, extending to almost the other end of the tenderloin.

6)      Stuff pork pocket with apple and onion slices (leaving the apple chunks for later).

7)      Dust the outside of the pork with paprika, ½ tsp thyme, salt, pepper and 1 tsp olive oil.

Cooking:

1)      Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2)      Place an oven safe pan on medium heat. Remove the vinegar from the potatoes. Season potatoes with thyme, salt, pepper and remaining olive oil. Place in pan cut side down until slightly browned.

3)      Heat another oven safe pan on medium heat. Place pork in pan.

4)      Turn potatoes and place in oven.

5)      Turn pork and place in oven. Cook approx. 30-45 min or until the internal temp is 160 degrees.

6)      Place a sauce pan on medium low heat. Add butter, mushrooms and apple chunks. Once they start to sizzle, add red cooking wine and remaining sugar; reduce.

To plate:

1)      Allow pork to rest 5-10 min after removing from oven.

2)      Slice into 6 slices. Place 2 slices on a plate, spoon mushroom mixture over pork. Place potatoes on other side of plate.

 

The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.  ~Confucius