A garlic studded pork roast recipe, with a butter based mustard rub, caramelized onions, and a basting sauce made from mango jam with hot pepper jelly.
Roast Pork with Spicy Sweet Onion Pan Sauce
I just love a good pork roast, and this one truly fits. Moist and full of flavor, this has been one of my most favorite ways to cook a pork roast for years, and I just happened to have a pork loin in the freezer.The use of the mango jam with the hot pepper jelly, intertwined with the caramelized onion, makes for an amazing sweet and spicy pan sauce that marries well to the pork and is just absolutely delightful to the tongue. Don't worry if you don't have mango jam - apricot works, as will peach or even apple! Serve this with some southern style green beans and some roasted potatoes and you have a well balanced, delicious and nutritious meal.

Let's get started!
The first thing we're gonna do is lightly caramelize some onion to draw out the natural sweetness. Heat some olive oil and butter in an oven safe, lidded braising pan or else use a heavy bottomed stainless or cast iron skillet over medium heat, absent having a braiser. You don't want to use a non-stick skillet here. Once the butter has melted and the oil is hot, add the sliced onions. Just cut the ends off of the onion, cut it in half lengthwise, turn and slice.
The onions are just beginning to soften and turn a very light gold color, so we'll keep them going.
If you don't have a lidded braising pan that you can transfer to the oven, you'll need to line a baking dish with several layers of aluminum foil and pile the onions in the center of the foil.
Place the roast on top of the onions and use the same spatula to spread the butter mixture all over the top and sides of the roast.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the onion to a skillet. Removing them helps to retain the integrity of the shape, although you can also just leave them in the pan, and they will melt in. Use a gravy separator or skim any fat from the top of the sauce and place braiser back on the stovetop or place the sauce into a skillet with the onion. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until sauce has reduced. Slice roast and serve with a scoop of the onion and drizzle of the pan sauce over the top, or serve the sauce on the side at the table.
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Roast Pork with Spicy Sweet Onion Pan Sauce
Yield: About 6 to 8 servings
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 1 H & 40 MTotal time: 2 Hour
A garlic studded pork roast recipe, with a butter based mustard rub, caramelized onions, and a basting sauce made from mango jam with hot pepper jelly.
Ingredients
- 1 (4 to 4.5 pound) boneless pork loin roast (not tenderloin)
- 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, slivered
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium onion, halved and sliced
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth
- 2 tablespoons mango, apricot, peach or other jam
- 1 tablespoon hot pepper jelly
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temp
- 2 tablespoons Creole or Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut deep slits into roast, inserting the slivers of garlic. Set aside.
- Heat the 2 tablespoons of oil and butter together in a lidded braising pan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook until the onion just begins to caramelize. Add chicken stock, jam and pepper jelly and cook until melted and well incorporated.
- In a small bowl, stir together the 1/2 stick of butter with the mustard, thyme, and pepper and smear all over the pork. Place roast into pan and cover.
- Bake for about 1-1/2 hours, or roughly 20 minutes per pound, until the internal temperature on an instant read thermometer reaches about 145 degrees F. Remove roast and loosely tent with foil; let rest for 15 minutes.
- While the roast is resting, place braising pan with juices on burner. Skim off accumulated fat and discard. Bring remaining sauce to a boil, reduce to medium and cook until sauce is reduced by half. Serve with pan sauce.
Notes:
If you don't have a braising pan, prep sauce in a skillet and use a baking pan, double lined with aluminum foil to form a tub. Add onions to foil, add sauce and top with roast, pulling foil loosely closed for basting. Baste several times during the cooking process.
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