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Apple and Cranberry Stuffed Pork Loin

If you're looking for a tasty alternative to turkey this holiday season, consider this Apple and Cranberry stuffed pork loin recipe.
Watch the video in the notes to learn how to butterfly a pork loin
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Christmas, Holiday, Thanksgiving
Keyword apple, christmas, cranberry, holidays, pork loin, thanksgiving
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 8
Author Nick

Ingredients

  • 1 pork loin 3-5 pounds
  • 4 tbsp butter softened
  • cup bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 apple diced
  • cup dried cranberries

Instructions

  • Lay the pork loin perpendicular to you on a cutting board.
  • With the blade of your knife parallel and one inch above your cutting board make a cut in the pork loin.
  • Slowly slice into the loin and pull the top away. As you make the small cuts the pork loin will "unroll".
  • Once the loin is flat on your cutting board cover it with a piece of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, flatten out the meat to make all of it as uniform thickness as possible.
  • In a medium sized bowl combine 4 tbsp of softened butter, ⅓ cup of bread crumbs, and a ¼ cup of brown sugar. Dice the apple, and add to the bowl, along with ⅓ cup of dried cranberries.
  • Generously season both sides of your pork loin with salt and pepper.
  • Place your apple/cranberry filling on the pork loin, and spread to cover all but ½ inch border all the way around.
  • Roll the pork loin up tight but not so tight that it pushes the filling out.
  • Secure with a few strands of butchers twine.
  • Get your smoker set up to cook at 300 degrees. I used Apple pellets for this recipe, but Oak or Cherry would work great too.
  • Place the pork loin directly on the grill grates of your smoker, and let it cook until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees. This should take about 90 minutes.
  • Remove the pork loin once it gets up to temp, and let it rest in foil for fifteen minutes before removing the butcher's twine, and slicing.

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