Name: Pork loin with apple sauce
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2.5 kilogram (5-pound) boneless loin of pork, rind on; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon coarse cooking salt; 3 apples (600g), peeled, cored, sliced thickly; 1/4 cup (60ml) water; 1 teaspoon white (granulated) sugar; pinch ground cinnamon

Pork loin with apple sauce

Slice this delicious pork loin thickly and serve with roasted vegetables; there'll be no complaints. To make sure the crackling maintains its crunchy deliciousness, don't cover it too tightly when resting the meat.

Ingredients

2.5 kilogram (5-pound) boneless loin of pork, rind on

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon coarse cooking salt

3 apples (600g), peeled, cored, sliced thickly

1/4 cup (60ml) water

1 teaspoon white (granulated) sugar

pinch ground cinnamon

Method

Preheat oven to 240°C/475°F.

Tie pork at 2cm (¾-inch) intervals with kitchen string; tuck rosemary under string. Place pork in large baking dish; rub with oil then salt.

Roast pork, uncovered, about 40 minutes or until skin blisters. Drain excess fat from dish.

Reduce oven temperature to 180°C/350°F; roast pork a further 1 hour. Cover pork loosely with foil; stand 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, place apple and the water in medium saucepan; simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Uncover; simmer about 5 minutes or until apple is soft. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and cinnamon.

Serve pork with apple sauce.

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