Thyme And Lemon Pork Loin Recipes

THYME AND LEMON PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Cut deep slits in the fat side of the pork loin.
• Insert 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme and 1/4 of a slice of lemon.
• Rub the fat side with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with sprigs of thyme and fresh lemon slices.
• Roast at 350 for about 25 minutes per pound or until a meat thermometer reaches 145. That is 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• For more depth of flavor, let marinade for several hours in the fridge before cooking.
• I made a pan sauce with the drippings. I shook up 1 Tablespoon of corn starch and about 1 cup of water, added the juice of 1/2 lemon and stripped the thyme leaves from about 5 sprigs, Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and let thicken.

PORK LOIN CUTLETS WITH LEMON-THYME SAUCE

Steps:

• Place pork in 15 x 10 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
• Combine in small bowl 2 tablespoons lemon juice, thyme, lemon peel and garlic.
• Rub mixture over both sides of pork chops.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and but no longer than 1 day.
• Place pork chops onto baking sheet.
• With flour, sprinkle each chop lightly.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Over high heat, warm oil in large nonstick skillet.
• Working in batches, add pork to skillet and cook until brown, about 1 minute per side.
• Place all pork back into skillet.
• Add milk and boil about 1 minute until pork is cooked through and sauce thickens slightly.
• Place pork chops onto platter.
• Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice into sauce in skillet and blend 30 seconds.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour sauce over pork and serve.

LEMON THYME PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Tie the pork roast with butcher's twine at one - inch intervals to help it maintain a round shape for even cooking (a butcher will also be able to do this for you). The pork roast should be approximately 12 - inches in length, not doubled and tied. Rub the roast with the oil and vinegar. Place the lemon zest, garlic, kosher salt, thyme, and peppercorns in the work bowl of your Cuisinart® Food Processor. Process on Grind for 10 seconds, stop and scrape the work bowl, process on Grind 5 - 10 seconds longer, until the mixture resembles a coarse paste. Rub the paste evenly all over the surface of the roast. The meat may be roasted immediately or covered loosely with waxed paper, and refrigerated for up to 8 hours (the longer the rub is on the meat, the more intense the flavor will be). If refrigerated for longer than 1 hour, take the meat out of the refrigerator 20 - 30 minutes before roasting. Arrange the rack in Position A and preheat the Cuisinart® TOB-Series Toaster Oven Broiler to 450 degrees F Bake Setting. Arrange the rack in the drip pan in the upper most position and coat lightly with cooking spray. Center the roast on the rack and roast in the preheated 450 degrees F oven for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 325 degrees F and continue roasting for an additional 35 - 45 minutes, until the temperature when tested in the center of the roast is 155 - 160 degrees F. Turn off the oven, transfer the roast to a warm platter, and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Use the Cuisinart® CEK - 40 Electric Knife to carve roast into slices 1/4-inch thick or less, as preferred.

BRAISED PORK LOIN CHOPS WITH THYME-LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Put pork in large glass baking dish.
• Mix 2 T lemon juice, thyme, lemon peel and garlic in small bowl and rub mix over both sides of chops.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour,& up to 1 day.
• Put pork chops on baking sheet, sprinkling each lightly with flour, then salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Working in batches, add pork to skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute per side.
• Return all pork to skillet.
• Add milk and boil until pork is cooked through and sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute (add more flour, if needed to thicken).
• Transfer chops to platter.
• Whisk remaining 1 T lemon juice into sauce in skillet and stir to blend, about 30 seconds.
• Season with salt and pepper, then pour sauce over pork and serve.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH GARLIC, ROSEMARY & THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Line 13 x 9 x 2" roasting pan with foil.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in bowl. Rub garlic mixture all over pork.
• Place pork, fat side down, in prepared roasting pan.
• Roast pork 30 minutes.
• Turn roast fat side up.
• Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 155°F., about 25 minutes longer. (some brands have a handy dandy pop-up timer-Life is Good!
• Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
• Pour any juices from roasting pan into small saucepan; set over low heat to keep warm.
• Cut pork crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• Arrange pork slices on platter.
• Pour pan juices over.
• Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.