Delicious main course idea for the upcoming holiday dinner. This Pork Roast is infused with apples, glazed in maple Dijon mixture and baked on the bed of apples.
I know, I know, It’s Halloween and I am post a Thanksgiving recipe.
Life of a food blogger…we life in the future. We live in the future for you, our dear readers! We have to make sure to bring you as many ideas for the upcoming holidays as possible, but early enough for you to find and plan your holiday meals. So, most food bloggers fill up on Halloween treats in September and stuff on turkey in October. I’ll be popping champagne and washing down New Year’s appetizers next week, I’m sure!
So let’s talk holiday recipes. Five great bloggers and I got together to bring you a collection of recipes perfect for the upcoming holidays. Each week, on a Friday, we will bring you a different recipe according to selected themes. This week, we have some wonderful main courses for you. Be sure to visit all of the bloggers below to get their recipe!
Busy-at-Home : Simple Baked Ham
Will Cook for Smiles: Apple Maple Dijon Pork Roast
The Gunny Sack: Glazed Holiday Ham
Flour on My Face: Easy Slow Roasted Pot Roast
Daily Dish Recipes: Holiday Pork Roast with Red Wine Mushroom Gravy
Adventures in All Things Food: Pecan Encrusted Baked Salmon
Oh and guess what? Each week, we will have a giveaway for you!! Aaaah, NOW you are listening?! Well, you have to see the recipes first. Trust me…recipes are great.
As my main course, I’m sharing one of my favorite things to make for holidays, Pork Roast. Most of the time, I make garlic pork roast but this time I wanted to try something different. Oh…my…goodness! This was the best pork roast, and you know how much I like garlic to even cast that aside. This perfect pork tenderloin is cooked on the bed of apples and glazed in maple Dijon sauce. I also brought some extra apple flavor and moisture to this pork by adding some apple slices right into the meat. Just make a few holes by stabbing pork and stick thin apple slices right in there. Perfection!
Apple Maple Dijon Pork Roast | Progressive Dinner (+Giveaway)
Ingredients
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin size would depend on your needs, about 2 to 3 lbs
- 2 apples gala or pink lady would work nicely
- 3 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 4 Tbsp maple syrup
- Salt
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and grease a roasting pan with oil.
- Core and chop one of the apples and half of the other. Spread it at the bottom of the roasting pan close together.
- Sprinkle pork loin with some salt.
- Stab pork with a knife a few times, evenly all over the length of the pork. Do it deep but not all the way through. (About 1/2 inch wide.)
- Slice remaining half of the apple into thin slices and shove them into the holes in pork.
- Place pork loin on top of apples in the roasting pan.
- Whisk Dijon mustard, maple syrup and some salt together and rub it generously, all over pork.
- Place it in the oven and cook until the internal thermometer reads 155 degrees. (If you don't have an internal thermometer, make a small but deep cut into a thickest part of pork and press. If the liquid is coming out pink, it's not ready yet.)
- Depending of the size of the pork, it could take from 50 minutes up to 1.5 hours to cook.
- Let pork rest for about 15 minutes before cutting.
Notes
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Amy | Amy's Cooking Adventures says
I’d love the 12 quart stock pot! http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-12-Quart-Covered-Stockpot-Blue-16012.html
Karen H. says
I’m revamping my kitchen, out w/the old and very used and looking for the new! This blue speckled cookware would be perfect!
Kathleen says
14-Piece Cookware Set, Lavender
http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-Aluminum-14-Piece-set-Purple-16013.html
Abir says
I like the Farberware New Traditions 14-Piece Cookware Set, Red coloured.It will look amazing and love cooking with it.
http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-14-piece-Set-Red-16480.html
Liz says
I love pork roast and this recipe sounds great. Thank you.
Karen H says
I would love to win the New Traditions 14-Piece Cookware Set in Red.
http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-14-Piece-Cookware-Set-Red-15679.html
Mary says
I love the speckled blue Farberware New Traditions cookware! I would use this cookware every day!! I’m going to make this Apple Maple Dijon Pork Roast this week….recipe sounds delicious!
Elizabeth Carlock says
This recipe looks delicious and I wonder if my husband would like to cook with lavender cookware. I love purple. http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-Aluminum-14-Piece-set-Purple-16013.html
Susan Broughton says
I would like to have a really big skillet for frying and making a large amount of an item. So I would go with the 5-Quart Jumbo Cooker with Helper Handle, Blue
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Boy do I ever hear you about working ahead!! Being new to the blogging and recipes I have so many that I’m making for us for the holidays. Which means? That I’ll have to save them for next year to post because I certainly can’t make dish and have it several weeks ahead of time, especially meat. Your pictures are fabulous and we do love our pork — I’m hungry right now – I haven’t had dinner yet.
Elizabeth says
Definitely making that Pork Tenderloin recipe…thanks for posting it! The Farberware Cookware is Fabulous. Here’s my link http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-5-Quart-Jumbo-Cooker-with-Helper-Handle-Blue-16278.html ~ 5-Quart Jumbo Cooker with Helper Handle, Blue
Tonia says
That sounds delicious! I love making pork roast for my family. Your blue set is so pretty!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
This looks amazing Lyuba! I’m already on Red Velvet treat for V-Day 🙂 Tis the life!!!
keshakeke says
I love the 14 piece stainless steel set http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-14-piece-Set-Metallic-78649.html
Laura says
Love the blue cookware!
Peggy Johnson says
I really like this blue set
http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-14-Piece-Cookware-Set-Blue-15681.html
Annette says
I’d like to have these Twin pack: 8-Inch & 10-Inch skillets.
http://shop.farberwarecookware.com/Cookware/Farberware-New-Traditions-Twin-pack-8-Inch-and-10-Inch-skillets-Red-16482.html
Christy Spurlock says
My choice 12-Inch open deep skillet with helper handle, Red! Looks so versatile.
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
This sounds amazing! I love love love pork… def my fave protein of all time. Loving the apple-maple-dijon flavors!