Simply Saucy Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin

Simply Saucy Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin is sure to be a hit with other white meat lovers.

A whopping double dose of pork - a juicy loin wrapped in bacon. The sauce can be made savory, spicy, fruity or smoky, as desired. This is sure to be a hit with "other white meat" lovers.

Prep: 20 min | Cook: 1 hr 30 min
Marinate: 10 min | Yield: 10 (6 ounce) servings

Ingredients

• 1 (4 pound) pork loin center roast, boneless, (untied), fat and silver skin trimmed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8 to 9 slices bacon
• 1 cup barbecue sauce, purchased
• Preferred ingredient*

* Preferred Ingredient

Savory: Whisk 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard into the sauce.

Spicy: Stir in 2 tablespoons pickled jalapenos chiles (nacho slices), drained and finely chopped, into the sauce.

Fruity: Stir 1 (8.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained, into the sauce.

Smoky: Stir in 1 or 2 minced canned chipotle chiles in adobo into the sauce.

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes.
4. Transfer to plate and cool for 10 minutes.
5. Wrap bacon slices vertically around pork roast; do not overlap bacon. Tie lengthwise and crosswise with kitchen string to hold bacon in place; tuck loose ends of bacon under string. Place on a rack in a roasting pan, tucked-bacon side down.
6. Roast on rack for 15 minutes. Turn pork over and reduce temperature to 350 degrees F and roast for 15 minutes.
7. Remove rack and return pork to pan, tucked-end side up. Roast, turning occasionally until bacon is browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the roast reads 145 degrees F, about 50 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
9. Skim fat from pan juices, leaving browned juices in pan.
10. Add barbecue sauce and preferred ingredient* and bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring to loosen browned bits in pan; simmer 2 minutes.
11. Remove strings, carve pork, and serve with sauce.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories: 370 calories Protein: 43 grams Fat: 17 grams Sodium: 790 milligrams Cholesterol: 140 milligrams Saturated Fat: 5 grams Carbohydrates: 9 grams Fiber: 0 grams

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Pork Board