Best Pork Loin Recipe

Step 1

In a bowl combine stuffing ingredients.  Diced green apples, cranberries, chopped pecans, bread crumbs, nutmeg, basil, rosemary, green onions, thyme, and salt and pepper.  Stir to combine and set aside.

Step 2

Lay your pork loin on a cutting board and with a sharp knife butterfly the pork Loin but do not cut all the way through. Open the pork loin like a book and now you will spread the filling on the pork

Step 3

Optional – You can use a meat mallet to pound out the pork loin to flatten and keep the thickness uniform.

Step 4

From the long side, begin to roll up the pork loin making sure to keep the stuffing inside

Step 5

Use 3-4 pieces of butcher string to tie up the stuffed pork loin

Step 6

Heat 2 tbs olive oil in a frying pan and heat over medium high heat on stove.

Step 7

Brown all sides of pork loin in hot olive oil. About 1 minute per side.

Step 8

Place Pork Loin in a roaster pan, 9×13 pan, or Dutch Oven

Step 9

Tent with foil

Step 10

Bake at 350 degrees for 40-55 minutes

Step 11

Remove from oven checking internal temperature.  Pork should reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees to reach a slight pink stage or 165 degrees for well done

Step 12

Allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing

Step 13

Slice and Enjoy