Hickory, Apple, and Herb Roasted Pork Loin

Name: Hickory, Apple, and Herb Roasted Pork Loin
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb Pork Loin Roast; 2 cup Apple Juice; 1 1/2 Cup Chicken Stock; 1 TS Hickory; 1 White Onion halved to use as “roast rack”; 2 bay leaves; 2 sage leaves; To make RUB ⬇️; 1 TB Italian Seasoning; 1 TB Thyme; 1 TB Rosemary; 1/2 TB Onion Powder and dehydrated Onion; 1/2 TB garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; 1/2 TB parsley flakes; 1/2 TB paprika; 1/2 TB salt

Sarahlee Bankoff @cook_5956285

Being the budget hunter I am, I’m always looking for a good hunk of meat for a great price. For less than $4 a 2 Lb Pork loin was a freaking steal, but now the question was, “what do I do with it so a picky husband and two ridiculously picky kids will eat it, AS well as what can I use that I already have to make it delicious?”

Well, definitely making this again!

Sarahlee Bankoff @cook_5956285

Well, definitely making this again!

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Ingredients

2 lbPork Loin Roast
2 cupApple Juice
1 1/2 CupChicken Stock
1TS Hickory
1White Onion halved to use as “roast rack”
2bay leaves
2sage leaves
To make RUB ⬇️
1 TBItalian Seasoning
1 TBThyme
1 TBRosemary
1/2 TBOnion Powder and dehydrated Onion
1/2 TBgarlic powder
1/2 teaspoonwhite pepper
1/2 TBparsley flakes
1/2 TBpaprika
1/2 TBsalt

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Steps

1

Mix all dry ingredients together in a small bowl, rub on pork loin
2

I skipped this next step due to crying children, and in a hurry, but next time doing it this way so the Pork fat is crispy on the bottom* ⬇
3

Heat a large sauté pan, and add about 1/2 cup of oil (I use vegetable oil). Once oil is hot, sear your pork loin on all sides (to a brown, I would have done the bottom fat a little longer so it was crispier)
4

In a casserole dish or roasting pan, arrange onions on bottom as your “rack”, with the loin fat down on the 4 halves. Add your apple juice, chicken stock and hickory (mixed), bay leaves and sage.
5

Cover with foil, heat covered in oven at 325* for 15 minutes per LB. ****so since mine was 2.5 AND I didn’t pre-sear I had mine in for about 45-50 minutes***
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I let mine rest for about 5 minutes after the oven.
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Slice to liking
8

I kept my juice to use as a dipper, seriously made the meal! Had I had some corn starch or the patience to make a roux, I would have thickened it up a bit 😂
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Serve with whatever sides! Total meal cost, $6 out of pocket!
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*** Have leftovers? MAKE A SANDWICH!!! *** I made a pork loin sandwich on a bakery roll with horseradish mustard, mayo, onion, Muenster, tomato, onion and arugula, no pics but it was AWESOME!