My Favorite Nearly Non Fat Spice Rubbed Pork Loin Roast Recipes

SPICE RUBBED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Leave about 1/4 inch of fat on one side of the loin.
• Mix the spices together and rub all ove the loin.
• Place in a raosting pan and cook in oven for 1 1/4 hours.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing thinly.

MY FAVORITE NEARLY NON-FAT SPICE RUBBED PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (important for tender roast).
• Pat pork roast dry with paper towel.
• In small bowl stir together all spices (see note below regarding peppercorns) with the parmesan cheese to make the "rub".
• **To crack the black peppercorns put whole peppercorns into a double-bagged zip lock type bag and beat with meat pounder, the bottom of a heavy sauté pan or roll with rolling pin until most of the peppercorns are at least cracked in half (will chip if you do on tile countertop) This seems like a LOT of pepper, but believe me it's the perfect amount. (If you use ground pepper you will not get much pepper flavor, and it will be incredibly hotter. You will need to adjust pepper to about 1 tsp).
• Rub herb mixture over entire roast for about 1 minute. You should have LOTS of herb mixture left over. The roast will have a very thick coating.
• Pool 1T of olive oil in bottom of the smallest, shallow baking dish that the roast will fit into. Place the roast fat side up over the olive oil (if you have fat on it). Put some of the extra herb rub underneath the roast and pile the remaining herb mixture on top of the roast.
• Pour 1/2 cup of water in bottom of pan to keep the drippings from burning.
• Put in oven and bake uncovered for approximately 1 hour until internal temperature reaches 145°F.
• **PLEASE NOTE After about 30 minutes of baking the water will have evaporated and you should have some nice golden bits. You will have to add enough water to cover the bottom 1/4 inch of the roast itself at that point no more, no less. Watch it carefully and do not let the drippings burn. By the end of cooking it should have reduced to about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of liquid.
• Once internal temperature reads 145-150°F immediately remove the roast from the oven and cover the pan with foil for a minimum of 15 minutes before slicing. **Side Note: The key to a tender roast is to use a meat thermometer and follow up with the tenting method. This allows the internal temperature of the roast to raise another 10 degrees after it comes out of the oven so that the meat gets completely cooked to a safe temperature, and is so moist and juicy. I learned this from watching America's Test Kitchen and they are SO right on about that.
• If you would like to use the drippings for a sauce, STRAIN out all the herbs first. Then add about a teaspoon of cornstarch to the remaining liquid and heat until it thickens a bit. I wouldn't recommend reducing it as it's a bit salty. I added about 1/4 cup of MonteVina pinot grigio wine as well to thin it out a bit and it was so good!
• Drink the rest of the wine with the meal!

CITRUS AND SPICE PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine taco seasoning mix, orange marmalade and garlic powder.
• Spread on both sides of pork loin.
• Place roast in cooking bag. You can cut off excess bag and you don't need to tie it, just sort of tuck under.
• Cut a few slashes in bag with sharp knife.
• Place in 12x7 oblong glass baking dish.
• Roast in 350 oven for 1 hours 15 minutes.
• Cut away cooking bag (or otherwise remove roast from bag.).
• Slice pork right in the dish in thick slices and bathe in marinade.

HONEY GARLIC GLAZED PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper and set aside.
• Pat dry pork loin with paper towels.
• In a small mixing bowl combine paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.
• Lightly spray pork loin with cooking spray. This will make it easier for the spice mix to stick.
• Take the spice mix and rub it all over the pork loin.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat and sear the pork loin until browned on all sides; about 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer pork loin to previously prepared baking sheet, fat-layer side up; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine garlic, honey, soy sauce, mustard and oil; whisk until well combined. If too thick, add a bit more oil or soy sauce. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the sauce to use for the vegetables.
• Brush remaining honey mixture over the pork loin. Add 1 cup chicken broth in bottom of pan.
• Roast for 25 minutes.
• In the meantime, toss the vegetables with a tablespoon of olive oil and the reserved honey mixture.
• Pull pork roast out of the oven and add the vegetables all around it in one layer. Tent a piece of foil over the pork so the top doesn't burn, but the inside continues to cook.
• Put back in the oven and continue to cook for 25 to 30 more minutes, or until internal temperature of the pork loin reaches 145˚F. Use an Instant Read Thermometer to check for doneness.
• Stir vegetables half way through cooking.
• Remove baking sheet from oven and loosely cover meat and veggies with foil; let rest 10 minutes.
• Cut the pork in slices and serve with veggies. Used potatoes, carrots, and onions.

PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line roasting pan with foil. Cook roast until temperature on meat thermometer reaches 170ºF (30 minutes per pound.
• Combine sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
• After roast reaches 170ºF, brush frequently with sauce while continuing to roast for a further 30 minutes.
• Pass remaining sauce with roast.