Juicy Baked Pork Loin with Apples

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!

You can make this tender and juicy pork loin for a weeknight dinner or a family Sunday lunch! Serve with Oven roasted potatoes, Green peas rice, Mashed potatoes or Carrot rice.

If you're looking for simple oven-baked meals for the whole family, try this delicious Easy homemade meat lasagna, Baked mashed potatoes with tuna, Homemade salt cod with cream, Baked cuttlefish and many more recipes that we have on our website!

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.

Juicy Baked Pork Loin with Apples

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!

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by Pedro Barbosa
Category:Main dishes, Meat, Recipes, Videos
Cuisine: American, Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 5
Prep Time:10 m
Cook Time:1:20 h
Total Time:3:30 h
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Ingredients
• 1.2 kg (2 2/3 pounds) pork loin
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 2 medium red apples
• 1 rosemary branch cut in 4
• 1 large onion
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 150 ml (2/3 cup) olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
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.
2. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
3. Place the pork loin in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes.
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.
5. Turn off the oven and serve.
Juicy Baked Pork Loin with Apples
Nutrition facts
Serves 5
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 891
Total Fat 62 g(80%)
Saturated Fat 16.5 g(84%)
Cholesterol 192 mg(64%)
Sodium 617 mg(27%)
Total Carbohydrate 17 g(6%)
Protein 66.5 g