Cider Sage Pork
A flavourful pork loin with apple cider, onion, and sage.
Ingredients
- 1 pork loin (about a pound/16oz
Marinade
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup apple cranberry cider 4oz
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp fresh thyme
- 2 tsp fresh sage, finely chopped
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil (used to brown the pork)
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion
- 1 apple, chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chicken stock 4oz
- marinade used for the pork
- 2 tbsp brown mustard
- 1 tsp fresh thyme
- 1-2 tsp fresh sage, chopped
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Marinade
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Mix the ingredients together and marinate the pork for several hours in the fridge. If you are pressed for time, marinate for at least an hour.
Pork Loin
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Preheat the oven to 350F/175C. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and brown all sides of the pork and finish cooking in the oven. Once cooked, rest for 8-10 minutes before slicing.
Sauce
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In the skillet with the olive oil used to cook the pork, add the onion, garlic and apple over medium heat. Cook until the onion starts to become translucent. Add the marinade and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Add the sage, thyme and mustard. Season with sea salt and pepper. Simmer until the sauce reduces by a third.
Serving
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Slice the pork and top with the sauce.