Best Recipe for Apricot-Stuffed Spice-Rubbed Pork Loin
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 1/3 cups finely chopped dried apricots, 6-ounce package
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 (3-pound) boned pork loin roast
- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Combine apricots and capers; set aside. Trim fat from pork. Cut a 1-1/2-inch-wide horizontal slit into the end of pork; cut through to the other end of pork to form a deep pocket using a long, thin knife. Spoon apricot mixture into pocket; pack using the handle of a wooden spoon. Rub surface of pork with cumin mixture. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of pork. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 55 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 degrees (slightly pink).
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