Pork Loin with Fig Preserves and Roasted Garlic

Pork Loin with Fig Preserves and Roasted Garlic

Serves 4

Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• One 2-3 pound pork loin, I used a rib end roast
• 1/2 cup fig preserves
• 1 head of garlic, roasted for
• 1 TB balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Olive oil
• Fresh figs, cut in half
• 3/4 cup Port

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350'
• Combine and puree roasted garlic, fig preserves, thyme and balsamic vinegar in small food processor. I use the chopper attachment of my Kitchenaid Hand Blender.
• Season pork with salt and pepper
• Heat olive oil in oven proof skillet over high heat. I used my large cast iron skillet
• Sear all sides of pork loin in hot skillet
• Once pork is seared, coat it with the fig/garlic puree.
• Put in oven and roast until thermometer reads 160', or 25ish minutes per pound.
• Once cooked, remove the roast to a cutting board and tent with aluminum foil.
• Add port and figs to skillet and cook until port is syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Slice pork and serve with figs.
• Drizzle port syrup over all.
• Bon Appetit!

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bon appetit