Elegant Pork Loin Roast

For this elegant pork loin roast recipe, pork loin is roasted with dried apricots and prunes in a port wine sauce for a celebration-worthy main dish.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 371 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 cup dried apricots
• 1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• 1 cup pitted prunes
• 0.25 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.125 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.25 cup Dijon mustard
• 0.75 cup red wine
• 1.5 cups apple juice, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Place roast in a shallow roasting pan. Combine Dijon mustard and 2 tablespoons brown sugar; spread over roast.

Step 3

Cook in the preheated oven for 3 hours, basting with 1/4 cup apple juice every 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Step 4

During last hour roast is cooking, combine prunes, apricots, red wine, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup liquid from roasting pan, and cloves in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Spoon fruit around pork roast during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

Step 5

Transfer roast to a serving platter; spoon fruit around it. Whisk 1/4 cup drippings from roasting pan and cornstarch together in a bowl; stir back into drippings in roasting pan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring gently, until thickened and no longer cloudy, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a gravy boat or serving bowl.

Step 6

Slice roast; serve with sauce.