This smells WONDERFUL in my oven at the moment. So I must admit my blog is a bit premature because I have not even eaten the pork yet but I'm fairly certain it'll be a hit. Overall it was very easy to make and inexpensive as well.
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
6 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspooon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (2-lb) boneless center cut pork loin roast, trimmed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
12 carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks.
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- Combine the first 8 ingredients into a large zip close plastic bag. Add the pork to the bag. Squeeze the air out and seal the bag. Turn to coat. Refrigerate for about 3 hours, turning bag occasionally.
- Preheat the oven to 425 F. Place a rack in a large roasting pan and spray the rack with nonstick spray.
*Note: I used a roasting pan but didnt have a rack that was quite right so I skipped that part. Still sprayed nonstick spray, but put the pork directly in the pan.
- Remove the pork from the plastic bag and place on the rack (*or in the pan*). Sprinkle the pork with salt/pepper. Spray carrots with olive oil nonstick spray (or drizzle olive oil) and arrange them around the pork. Road until carrots are tender and pork registers 160F for medium.
*Note: I also cut up small red potatoes, seasoned them up with salt/pepper and other herbs, then added it with the carrots around the pork.
- When pork is done, transfer to cutting board and stand for 10 minutes. Then cut and serve.
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When you make the marinade, then especially when you are cooking the pork, your kitchen will smell SO GOOD. The orange juice/lime juice and the garlic and cumin and red pepper flakes makes such a yummy smell.
The timer just beeped! Time to go check it and so here goes nothin'! ;) Yum!
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