This tender and juicy baked pork loin with apples recipe is bursting with flavors! It's a meal with few ingredients, versatile and super easy!
If you have little experience in the kitchen, don't worry, anyone can make this recipe! Just season the loin with simple and delicious spices and bake!
This recipe is proof that you don't need very sophisticated ingredients to make a comforting and tasty recipe in the oven! I bet it will soon become one of your family's favorite recipes!
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
Pork loin - The main ingredient of this recipe. Tender and juicy pork loin full of flavors.
Sliced onion - Adds flavor to the recipe.
Salt, pepper, nutmeg, unpeeled crushed garlic and rosemary - To season the loin.
Olive oil - Adds flavor and some creaminess to the recipe.
Apple - Sliced red apples. They add color and a very pleasant and sweet flavor to the recipe.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE JUICY BAKED PORK LOIN WITH APPLES
Step 1: Place the pork loin on a baking dish and with a sharp knife give 3 to 4 cuts across the loin. Add the sliced onion and season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, unpeeled crushed garlic, rosemary and olive oil. Marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 3: Place the pork loin in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes.
Step 4: Briefly remove the baking dish from the oven and add the sliced apples. Place the baking dish back in the oven and bake for another 40 minutes. Occasionally, baste the loin with the sauce.
Step 5: Turn off the oven and serve with Oven roasted potatoes, Green peas rice, Mashed potatoes or Carrot rice.
TIPS FOR JUICY BAKED PORK LOIN WITH APPLES
1. If the loin starts to brown too much reduce the oven temperature or cover with aluminum foil.
2. We usually bake the loin at 180ºC (350ºF) but, if you lower the temperature to 150ºC (300ºF), despite taking longer to bake, it has the advantage of enhancing much more the flavors and the meat gets more tender.
3. If you have leftovers, store the meat in the fridge in a properly airtight container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms).
4. To avoid drying out the meat, our suggestion is to reheat the loin in the microwave and not in the oven.
Place the pork loin on a baking dish and with a sharp knife give 3 to 4 cuts across the loin. Add the sliced onion and season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, unpeeled crushed garlic, rosemary and olive oil. Marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Place the pork loin in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes.
Briefly remove the baking dish from the oven and add the sliced apples. Place the baking dish back in the oven and bake for another 40 minutes. Occasionally, baste the loin with the sauce.
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Hello,
I see that you have nutmeg and rosemary measurements as “to taste”. Can you give me an idea of the appropriate amount? I like nutmeg and rosemary.
Hi Eric,
About half teaspoon nutmeg and half tablespoon rosemary, but you can add more. Bon appetit!!!