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Balsamic-Glazed Roast Pork with Caramelized Onions
Five ingredients make up this easy and delicious roast pork dinner. Tuck the leftovers -onions and all- into sandwiches and don't forget the mustard. If your roast is quite lean, wrap the pork roast in a few strips of bacon.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 409 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb boneless pork loin trimmed and tied
- salt & pepper
- 2 large sweet onions such as Vidalia
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3-5 trips Bacon optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and lightly grease a roasting pan.
- Pat the pork roast dry with paper towel and season all over with salt and pepper. Place in the roasting pan and wrap with bacon, if using.
- Place in the center of the oven and roast for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, chop onions into 1-inch wedges, leaving the root ends intact.Toss onions with olive oil and a little more salt and pepper.
- Remove roast from oven and add the onions to roasting pan, arranging them around the roast.
- Pour the balsamic vinegar over the roast and the onions and return the pan to the oven.
- Continue to cook the roast for another ten to 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast reads 150F. Baste the roast with the balsamic a few times during this final cooking process.
- Remove the pan from the oven and tent roast loosely with foil. Let rest for 5 minutes, then remove butcher's twine and carve.
- Serve with caramelized onions on the side.
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Notes
- Don't worry if your roast has reached 150F before the onions are quite finished cooking. Simply remove the roast from the pan and allow to rest on a serving platter while the onions continue to cook in the pan and the balsamic reduces to a thick sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
409kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
45g
(90%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
126mg
(42%)
Sodium
184mg
(8%)
Potassium
908mg
(26%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin C
5.3mg
(6%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 409
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 409kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 45g | 90% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 126mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 908mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 5.3mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.