Recipe by: Lisa Prince
Roast Pork with bacon jam glaze
Jennifer Huntington of Raleigh took home the blue ribbon in the Bacon! Tar Heel Pork Challenge sponsored by the NC Pork Council with this winning pork loin. The glaze is rich and tangy. This pork loin is quick to prepare and will impress a crowd.
Servings: 6
Cook Time: Prep Time: 35 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: Pork
Ingredients
Directions
Arrange slices of bacon on a baking sheet lined with foil. Turn oven to 400°F and cook bacon for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove bacon from oven and drain fat reserving 1 T to fry the onions and garlic.
Pour 1 T bacon fat into a frying pan and add onions, garlic, and brown sugar. Sauté on low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the apple cider vinegar and maple syrup. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes until glaze begins to thicken.
Transfer onion mixture and bacon to food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Rub salt and pepper over outside of tenderloin.
Glaze outside with the bacon jam glaze.
Bake in oven for 45-50 minutes or until pork reaches 145 degrees and give it a three minute rest.
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