Cider Roasted Pork Loin Recipes

SLOW COOKER CIDER PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 of the onion, 1/2 of the apple, and the garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Transfer to slow cooker along with the apple cider and water.
• Season the roast with salt and pepper. Combine the ginger and flour in a shallow container. Gently press the roast onto the flour mixture to coat all sides. Brush off any excess flour. Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet. Brown the pork in the hot oil, turning until golden on all sides. Place the browned roast in the slow cooker and scatter the celery and the remaining onion and apple on top. Cook on low for 4 hours, then add carrots. Cook for an additional 3 hours.
• Remove the cooked roast and carrots to a heated platter. If desired, thicken the cooking juices from the slow cooker to make a gravy.

CIDER-ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH PICKLED APPLES AND CHILES

Steps:

• To make the pickled apples, in a small pot, combine 1/4 cup water with vinegar, sugar, allspice, coriander and salt. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Put apples and jalapeños in a medium heatproof bowl or jar, and pour hot vinegar mixture on top. Let cool to room temperature and let pickle for at least 2 hours. (Mixture can be made up to 1 week ahead and stored in the refrigerator.)
• Rub pork all over with rosemary, fennel seeds, salt and pepper. Refrigerate, fat side up and uncovered, for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place pork on a rimmed 11-by-18-inch sheet pan. Scatter apples, onion, garlic and cinnamon stick in an even layer around pork loin. Transfer baking sheet to oven rack, and add chicken stock, then carefully pour in cider (it's best to position pan in oven, then pour in liquid). You may not need all of the cider here. You can add more later as it roasts - stop if it threatens to overflow.
• Roast until pork reaches 135 degrees internally, 35 to 50 minutes. Keep an eye on the pork. If all the cider evaporates and baking dish starts to burn while the pork is cooking, add a splash more cider.
• Transfer pork to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, transfer roasted apples, onions and garlic to a serving platter (discard cinnamon sticks). Scrape jus and any golden bits from baking sheet into a small pot, and bring to a simmer (add a little more chicken stock if needed). Whisk in butter and a pinch of salt and cook until the sauce is reduced by about a third (you just want to thicken it up a bit), 3 to 7 minutes. Pour in any juices from the cutting board where the pork loin is resting.
• Slice pork and place on a serving platter, along with the roasted apples and onions. Drizzle some of the sauce and also some of the liquid from the pickled apples on top. Garnish with the rosemary, and serve with pickled apples and jalapeños alongside.

CIDER-GLAZED ROAST PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375°F Pat pork loin dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium high heat until just smoking. Place pork loin, fat side down, in skillet and cook, turning it several times until browned on all sides. 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork, fat side down to 13 x 9-inch baking dish and roast until thermometer inserted registers 85 degrees. About 25 minutes.
• While pork roasts, cook remaining tablespoon oil and shallots in empty skillet over medium heat until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase heat to high, add cider, apple butter, bay leaf and thyme and bring to boil. Cook until thickened, about 8 minutes.
• After pork has roasted for 25 minutes, pour glaze over pork and roll pork to coat with glaze. Cook until internal temperature registers 145 degrees. 20 to 30 minutes more, turning over halfway through to recoat with glaze. Transfer pork to cutting board, tent with foil and let rest 20 minutes. Transfer glaze to small saucepan and whisk in vinegar.
• Before slicing pork, pour accumulated juices from roast into glaze and warm glaze over low heat. Cut roast into 1/4-inch slices, transfer to platter and spoon 1/2 cup glaze over top.

CIDER-ROASTED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil, stirring until salt dissolves.
• Remove from heat; cool.
• Pour brine into a 2 gallon zip-loc plastic bag.
• Add pork; seal.
• Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning bag occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring 2 cups cider to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Cook until cider has thickened slightly and reduced to 1/4 cup (about 15-20 minutes).
• Set aside.
• Remove pork from bag; discard brine.
• Place pork on rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
• Lightly coat pork with cooking spray.
• Combine rosemary, sage, and black pepper; sprinkle evenly over pork.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until thermometer registers 155 degrees, basting twice with cider reduction during final 20 minutes of cooking.
• Remove from oven; baste with remaining cider reduction.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH CIDER AND CHUNKY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a food processor, combine the chopped herbs with the garlic, crushed red pepper, a generous pinch of salt and enough olive oil to make a paste. Brush the paste on the outside of the pork rib roast.
• Toss the onions with olive oil, and salt, and place in the bottom of a roasting pan. Add the thyme, bay leaves and 2/3 of the cider. Place the pork on top of the onions and place in the preheated oven. Roast the pork at 425 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until the pork has developed a lovely brown crust. Check the pork, stir the onions and cider if they are starting to burn. Add more cider when the level starts to go down.
• Lower the oven to 375 degrees F and roast for another 30 to 35 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer reads 150 degrees F. If the crust on the pork starts to get too dark, cover it with foil. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the cider from the bottom of the roasting pan and reserve for the applesauce.
• Let the pork rest for at least 15 minutes before carving. When ready to carve remove the pork from the bone and cut the loin into thin slices. Serve with the onions braised in cider and Chunky Applesauce.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan large enough to accommodate the apples. Add the apples and saute over medium-low heat until the apples start to soften. Add the reserved cider, apple cider and cinnamon and cook over low-medium heat until most of the cider has evaporated and the apples are cooked and very soft.
• Add the heavy cream and walnuts and cook until the cream has reduced by half. The end result should be a very chunky, sweet/savory applesauce.

CIDER-ROASTED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• Combine the cider, maple syrup, and 3 tablespoons of salt in a 4-cup glass measuring cup. With a mortar and pestle, grind the fennel, peppercorns, coriander, and cinnamon together and add to the cider mixture. Place the tenderloins in a 1-gallon Ziploc bag and pour in the marinade. Add the ginger and rosemary, squeeze the air out of the bag, seal, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Remove the tenderloins from the marinade and dry them well with paper towels. Discard the marinade. Place the tenderloins on a sheet pan and rub them all over with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until a meat thermometer inserted in the center reads 125 degrees. Remove from the oven and cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Allow to rest for 10 minutes. Cut the tenderloins diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices, sprinkle with salt, and serve warm with chutney.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH CIDER GLAZE

Steps:

• Place pork in a roasting pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, except for the Pup's Monadnock Harvest Hard Cider.
• Rub the mixture over the pork, cover, and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Pour off and reserve the marinade.
• Add the Pup's Monadnock Harvest Hard Cider to the pan, place in a preheated 475°F oven, and roast for 20 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and roast an additional 30 minutes or so, basting occasionally with the marinade mixture, until a meat thermometer registers 150°F.
• Remove from the oven and let rest 10 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan over medium heat with 1/4 cup water combined with 1/4 cup Marquis de Saint-Loup Pommeau, scraping up any bits, and stirring until it is slightly reduced.
• Slice pork, drizzle with the reduction, and serve.

ROAST PORK WITH CIDER GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7. Score the skin of the pork and rub with olive oil and sea salt. Put the pork, leeks, carrots, turnip and herbs in large high-sided roasting pan and pour in the cider and stock. Roast for 30 minutes, then take the roasting tray out of the oven and cover tightly with foil. Return to the oven and turn the heat to 150C/ 130C fan/ gas 2.
• After 4 hours, remove the foil, turn the oven back up again to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7 and roast for another 30 minutes.
• Take the pork out of the oven, remove the meat, cover and set aside to rest. Drain the cooking liquid, pouring off any excess fat. Either serve or discard the cooking vegetables.
• To make the gravy, melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the flour, cook for 2 minutes then whisk in the cooking liquid. Simmer for a few minutes. Serve alongside the meat. Delicious with braised red cabbage and roast potatoes.