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Herbed Pork and Apples Recipe

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Whenever I make this dish for friends and family, I'm reminded of the wonderful scent of the Maine orchards where we picked our own apples every fall until we moved to Missouri last year. The aroma of the pork and apples certainly takes the chill out of crisp autumn air. -Louise Keithley, Columbia, Missouri

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Herbed Pork and Apples Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 2-1/2 hours

Yield: 12 Servings

25 150 175

Ingredients

1 teaspoon each dried sage, thyme, rosemary and marjoram, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 bone-in pork loin roast (about 6 pounds)
4 medium tart apples, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 large red onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup apple juice
2/3 cup maple syrup

Directions

Combine herbs, salt and pepper; rub over roast. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours. Drain fat. Mix apples and onion with brown sugar; spoon around roast. Continue to roast 1 hour or until meat thermometer reads 160°-170°. Transfer the roast, apples and onion to a serving platter and keep warm.
Skim excess fat from meat juices; pour into a heavy skillet (or leave in the roasting pan if it can be heated on stove top). Add apple juice and syrup. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until liquid has been reduced by half, about 1 cup. Slice roast and serve with gravy. Yield: about 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 333 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 91 mg cholesterol, 277 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 32 g protein.

Originally published as Herbed Pork and Apples in Taste of Home August/September 1994, p25

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Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as Pinot Noir.

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Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2008 by mamatucker

Works in the crock pot, just add extra apple juice. This is a wonderful treat during the week, when cooking time is limited.

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2008 by mamatucker

This is very good. I can not always find a good deal on a bone in, so I use without bone, works just as well. I am trying in a crock pot today to see if it works, since I do not make the gravy. But the taste of the oven one is wonderful. All of my family loves this.