Fruit-Stuffed Pork Loin

Fruit-stuffed pork loin features orange- and ginger-accented dried fruit. Serve the glazed whole pork loin roast slices with its own pan gravy.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 435 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Combine prunes, apricots, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, orange zest, and cinnamon in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.

Step 3

Open butterflied pork roast so it lays flat. Spoon dried fruit filling down the center of roast; close roast to enclose filling. Tie roast securely with kitchen twine in several places. Set roast onto a rack in a roasting pan.

Step 4

Combine brown sugar, flour, cider vinegar, remaining 1 teaspoon cumin, and mustard powder until paste-like; spread brown sugar mixture over roast.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of stuffing reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer roast to a serving platter; tent with aluminum foil while you make gravy.

Step 6

Skim fat from roasting pan; transfer defatted drippings to a small saucepan. Pour 1/2 cup water into roasting pan. Scrape the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to dissolve 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; whisk into pan juices, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute. Strain gravy into a gravy boat; serve with roast.