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Roasted Pork Loin with Apple Cider Gravy

This is a simple one-pot roast that gets you tender pork, roasted vegetables, and a pan gravy all at the same time. The apple cider gravy is what really makes this meal worth making.
prep time:20 minutes
cook time:50 minutes
total time:1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients

Ingredients (~6 servings)

  • 2 lbs boneless center cut pork loin
  • 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper plus more to taste
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
  • 1 medium red onion cut into 1/2-inch wedges
  • 2 large carrots peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 lb Yukon Gold potatoes cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 large Honeycrisp apple peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  • 1 Tbsp unfiltered apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 Tbsp salted butter cold

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Pat pork dry and season with salt and pepper.
  • Toss vegetables with oil, salt, thyme, and allspice in a large bowl.
  • Brown pork in Dutch oven over medium-high heat for 12 minutes.
  • Remove pork and deglaze pot with chicken stock.
  • Add vegetables and return pork to pot.
  • Roast for 35 minutes.
  • Add apple slices and roast 10 more minutes until pork reaches 145F.
  • Remove pork and transfer vegetables to serving platter.
  • Whisk flour with remaining stock.
  • Add cider and vinegar to pot, then flour mixture.
  • Simmer gravy for 5 minutes until thickened.
  • Whisk in cold butter.
  • Slice pork against grain and serve with vegetables and gravy.

Notes

Use an instant-read thermometer to check pork doneness.
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