Recipe Day: Apple Pork Loins

Ingredients

• 2 bone-in pork loin chops (1" thick, 1 lb each)
• 2 small apples, wedged
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon brown mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Make an even bed of apples and onions in a casserole pan that can hold both loins next to each other.
2. Mix syrup, oil, mustard, paprika, rosemary, and thyme in a flat container.
3. Douse each loin in the marinade then lay in casserole pan. Drizzle remaining marinade across loins. Sprinkle cinnamon mostly on the apples. Season loins with salt and pepper.
4. Let sit in fridge for 2 hours then bring up to room temperature about 30 minutes before cooking.


5. Preheat oven to 375. Remove loins from casserole pan and precook apples and onions for 20 minutes.
6. Oil a skillet and quickly sear both sides of each pork loin (A quick flip to each side, less than 30 seconds per side).
7. Return loins to casserole pan and cook to internal temperature of 145 degrees (15 - 25 minutes).
8. Let sit for 5 minutes before carving meat off the bones. Serve and enjoy!
9. Bonus Treat: Soak any trimmed fat in the maple apple broth for an extra delicious artery clogger.