Roast Pork Loin
Roast pork loin with garlic butter sauce and a savory meat rub makes a decadent but easy celebratory meal.
Equipment
- Large skillet
- Roasting pan
- Cutting board
Ingredients
Meat rub:
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Roast Pork Loin:
- 1 3- to 4- pound pork loin trimmed
- Olive oil
Sauce:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon honey to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the meat on a roasting pan and massage the rub into the meat on all sides. Let it sit for 1 hour at room temperature
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large skillet, heat a drizzle of olive oil until very hot. Add the pork and use tongs to sear on all sides. Place the seared meat back in the roasting pan.
- Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the honey. Turn off the heat.
- Pour half o the sauce over the meat in the roasting pan, cover with alumimum foil and roast for 20 minutes.
- Pour half of the remaining sauce over the pork in the pan and roast for another 15 minutes.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the prok and roast, uncovered, for another 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature registers 145°F
