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pork loin with apples and onions

Pork Loin with Apples

This delicious Pork Loin with Apples is the perfect combination of hearty meat and sweet. With just a few simple ingredients, your taste buds and tummy will be in heaven.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3-3/12 lb pork loin
  • 8 apples of your choice used a combo of Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala
  • 1-2 large red onions
  • 3-4 garlic cloves
  • 3 teaspoons salt divided 1 teaspoon and 2 teaspoons
  • 3 teaspoons black pepper divided 1 teaspoon and 2 teaspoons
  • 1 tablespoon  garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 tablespoons. olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Instructions
 

  • lace your pork loin in a bowl or large container. Grab your seasonings and season with 2 tsp salt, 2 tsp pepper, and garlic powder. Rub the mixture onto all sides! You want it to be covered with flavor.
  • Cover the pork loin and place in your refrigerator for 20-40 minutes (or longer if you wish). Basically, you're giving it time for the flavors to all work and mesh together.
  • Preheat oven to 425℉.
  • Slice apples (remember your choice here) and onions and chop garlic.
  • Take the pork loin out of the refrigerator and add onions, apples, and garlic and combine with the pork loin.
  • To that, add honey and oil. Next, add the remaining 1 tsp salt,1 tsp pepper, and cinnamon.
  • Place a layer of apples and onions at the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. (If you have little helpers in the kitchen, this can be a great step for them to take control of and rock!)
  • Put pork loin directly on top of the apples and onions.
  • Once done, add the remaining apples and onions around it. (Stick 'em in there, the more the merrier!)
  • Add about 1 tbsp soften butter to the top of pork loin and break up remaining butter into pieces and put on top of apples. (aahhhh.....butter)
  • Bake for 30 minutes in your oven.
  • Once 30 minutes have passed, reduce your oven temperature to 350℉ and continue to bake for 30 minutes.
  • Take out of the oven (don't forget your oven gloves!) and stir/toss apple and onion.
  • Once the apples and onion are mixed up, turn heat up to 450℉ in your oven and bake for 10 more minutes.
Keyword pork loin, roasted pork loin