Ingredients:
Serves 4
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2 Pound Pork Loin Roast Butterflied - ask your butcher to butterfly it
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Cooking twine
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1 cup of chopped apples
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½ cup of chopped onions
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½ cup of chopped fresh fennel
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½ cup dried cherries
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1 tsp of fresh thyme
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1 tsp of fresh sage
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Olive oil
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¾ cup of apple cider divided ¼ and ½ cup
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees and place the rack in the middle of the oven.
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Add 1 Tablespoon of olive oil to a saute pan that is oven safe. Turn heat up to med/high.
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Add the apples, onions, fennel, fresh thyme/sage and dried cherries. Saute for about 8 minutes and then add ¼ cup of the apple cider. Cook until it is absorbed into the apple mixture. Put it in a bowl and let cool for a little.
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Take your butterflied pork tenderloin and lay it out flat. Season it with Char Crust Rotisserie Roast. Add apple mixture and roll like a jelly roll and tie with kitchen string to secure it. Coat Char Crust Rotisserie Roast all over the outside of it.
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Add more olive oil to the pan and heat to medium high. Sear all sides of the roast, add ½ cup of apple juice to the pan and then place the entire pan in the oven.
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Cook roast for 30 minutes basting with pan juices. Cook until instant read thermometer reads 150 degrees in the thickest part.
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Remove from oven, loosely cover with foil and let sit for 15 minutes. Remove kitchen twine and serve with pan juices.
The perfect holiday roast. Serve on a platter with fresh sage and thyme. Your guests will love it!