Entree
Pork Loin with Raisin Port Sauce
- Prep-Time 30 Mins
- Cook-Time 4 Hours
- Servings 6-8
Ingredients
Pork Loin
- 4-5 pound pork loin, trimmed. (Leave a little fat for flavor)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Rub
- 2 teaspoons paprika (mild or smoked)
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
Sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 shallott, chopped
- 1 cup port
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
Additional
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
Directions
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1
Pat the pork dry with a paper towel. Combine 1 tablespoon of oil with all the rub ingredients. Season the pork by rubbing the mixture into the meat.
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2
Heat remaining oil in a large pan over medium heat. Sear the pork on all sides until golden browned. Rotate the pork to avoid burning.
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3
Melt butter in the same pan the pork was cooked in while scraping up any bits stuck to the pan. Add garlic and shallot and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in the remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer for about 1 minute.
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4
Place the seared pork in a 6-qt slow cooker. Pour the sauce over the pork, add the raisins, cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 2 1/2-3 hours.
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5
Transfer the pork onto serving dish and tent loosely with foil. Let rest for 10-15 minutes.
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6
While the pork is resting, pour the juices from the slow cooker bowl into a medium pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
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7
Mix 2 tablespoons of the juices with the cornstarch using a fork to get rid of any lumps. Whisk cornstarch slurry into sauce and let simmer for a good 2-3minutes, or until thickened.
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8
Slice and drizzle with the port raisin sauce.
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