How to Make Fruit-Stuffed Pork Loin - A Step-by-Step Guide

When it comes to impressive and flavorful dishes, few things beat a succulent, perfectly cooked pork loin. Add to that a sweet and savory fruit stuffing, and you have a show-stopping main course that is sure to dazzle your dinner guests. Fruit-stuffed pork loin is a dish that combines the richness of pork with the brightness of seasonal fruits, creating a feast for the senses. Whether you're hosting a dinner party or simply want to elevate your weeknight meal, this recipe is the perfect way t...

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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup chopped pitted prunes
  • ¾ cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin roast, butterflied
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 stuffed pork loin roast

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Mix prunes, apricots, ginger, orange zest, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and cinnamon in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.
  • Open pork roast and spoon stuffing down the center; fold meat over stuffing and tie securely in several places with kitchen twine. Set roast onto a rack in a roasting pan.
  • Combine brown sugar, flour, cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon cumin, and mustard powder into a paste; spread brown sugar mixture over the roast.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into center of stuffing reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer roast to a serving platter and tent with aluminum foil while you make gravy.
  • Skim fat from roasting pan and transfer defatted drippings into a small saucepan. Pour 1/2 cup water into roasting pan and scrape up and dissolve any browned bits of food into water; pour into saucepan with pan juices. Bring pan juices to a boil over medium heat. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and whisk cornstarch mixture into pan juices, stirring constantly until thickened, about 1 minute. Strain gravy into a gravy boat. Serve gravy with roast.
  • Nutrition

    435 cal.

    • Total Fat: 20g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 110mg
    • Sodium: 85mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 26g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 20g
    • Protein: 38g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 53mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 831mg