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Roast Pork with Port Jus and Chipotle-Glazed Apples

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At the restaurant, this dish is served with cilantro mashed potatoes. The pork has to marinate overnight, so begin preparing the recipe a day ahead.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 cup (packed) plus 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
1 3-pound boneless center-cut pork rib roast
3 cups ruby Port
1/4 cup chopped shallots
1 3/4 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
1 3/4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
1 fresh thyme sprig
3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Mix first 4 ingredients and 1/2 cup brown sugar in small bowl. Rub spice mixture over pork. Place in large glass baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 375°F. Transfer pork to large roasting pan. Reserve juices in glass dish. Roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F., about 1 hour 45 minutes, basting with reserved juices from glass dish every 30 minutes.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, combine Port, shallots and remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until syrupy, about 25 minutes. Add both stocks and thyme. Boil until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 30 minutes. Strain sauce. Return to saucepan. Mix any pan drippings from pork into sauce (do not scrape roasting pan). Add butter; whisk until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

    Step 4

    Cut pork into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Divide among 6 plates. Spoon Chipotle-glazed Apples alongside, dividing equally. Spoon sauce over and around pork.

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