kateandlisaRather than dipping your pork into applesauce, try building apples into the meal!
Pork Loin with Baked Apples
Rather than dipping your pork in applesauce, why not build apples into the meal itself? Aromatic, tasty, and satisfying, this delicious combination of salty pork and sweet baked apples will surely become one of your favorites.
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened applesauce
- 2 Tbl Filtered water
- 3 Gala apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 Lb Pork tenderloin
- 1 Tsp All-natural sea salt
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease a 9"x13" baking pan
- Mix applesauce, water and apples in a medium mixing bowl with cinnamon
- Layer apples evenly in prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until slightly softened
- Move apples aside to place pork tenderloin in the middle of the pan. Surround with apples.
- Sprinkle tenderloin with the sea salt
- Return pan to oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until internal temperature reads 165 degrees F. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
