Caribbean Mojo Marinated and Glazed Pork Loin

10m
Prep Time

1h
Cook Time

1h 10m
Ready In

Recipe: #4530

February 06, 2012

Categories: Pork Roast, Orange, Garlic, Onions, Peppers, Picnic, Romantic Dinner, Oven Bake, Heart Healthy, Low Calorie, Low Carbohydrate, Low Fat, Lime, more

recipe by:
Kchurchill5

"A delicious pork roast. Just plan ahead as the pork needs to marinate overnight. I serve this with my Orange Rice with Almonds (also posted on Zazz). The rice is the perfect side to the pork. There are a few steps, but as you can see, everything is very easy to prepare. Prep time does not include the 24 hour marinating time."

Original is 8 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (185.7 g)
Calories 255.2
Total Fat - 10.7 g
Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
Cholesterol - 91.1 mg
Sodium - 124 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 7.8 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
Sugars - 4.3 g
Protein - 30.9 g
Calcium - 29.3 mg
Iron - 1.2 mg
Vitamin C - 26.4 mg
Thiamin - 0.7 mg

Step 1

Marinade ... Add all the ingredients to a blender and pulse until well blended. Then add the marinade to a large baggie or non-reactive glass dish; add the pork, and close up the bag or cover the dish with plastic wrap. Marinate overnight at least, but preferred up to 24, but no longer.

Step 2

Pork ... Remove from the marinade, but reserve the marinade and add it to a small pot. Season the pork liberally with salt and pepper on all sides. Let the pork come to room temperature. You never want to cook COLD proteins.

Step 3

Glaze ... Add the honey to the reserved marinade and bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer. The glaze will be brushed on the pork as it roasts.

Step 4

Bake ... Add the pork to a roasting pan on the 4 thick onion slices (which serves as a roasting rack). Preheat the oven to 450 degrees and cook on the middle shelf uncovered for 15 minutes, then reduce to 325 degrees and cook another hour to 1 1/2 hours until the internal temperature is 145-150 degrees. Make sure to use a meat thermometer and check in a few places to get an accurate reading. Also, don't forget to brush the pork 3-4 times during cooking with the glaze. Remove the roast and cover with foil to let rest.

Step 5

Serve ... Slice the pork and serve with some of the onions from roasting pan. Garnish with wedges of orange and lime and serve with my Orange Rice with Almonds (posted on Zazz). ENJOY! Add some roasted green beans or your favorite vegetable on the side. A black bean pineapple salsa is also another nice side dish.