Best Pear Stuffed Pork Loin Recipes

BACON PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Spray your roasting rack with olive oil spray and place it into your roasting pan. Then preheat your oven to 450°.
• Add 1 tablespoon (reserved from cooking the bacon) bacon fat into a small skillet with the shallot and a pinch of kosher salt. Heat over medium-low, stirring occasionally until soft and translucent. About 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine plain breadcrumbs with low-sodium chicken broth. Stir and give it a few minutes so that the breadcrumbs can absorb the broth.
• Then, to the bowl with the breadcrumbs add; the chopped cooked bacon, sautéed shallot, diced anjou pear, blue cheese, chopped pecans and raisins. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and some freshly ground black pepper.
• Butterfly your pork loin and drizzle with with olive oil before seasoning with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spoon the stuffing onto the pork loin and spread it evenly.
• Roll and tie tightly with kitchen string. Tuck sprigs of fresh thyme and rosemary along under the kitchen string along the seam. Season the top with kosher salt and black pepper and herbs that fell off when tucking them into the string.
• Place your stuffed pork loin onto the rack set into your roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes at 450° and then reduce the oven temperature to 325° and continue cooking until the temperature of the thickest part of the meat reaches 145-150°. You'll need roughly 20 minutes of cooking time per pound of meat.
• Before serving, transfer to a carving board and tent with foil. Allow it to rest 10 to 12 minutes before snipping the string (and discarding the herbs) the string and slicing.
• Serve with cranberry sauce and desired sides.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH PEARS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• 1. Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375°F. Pat the pork loin dry and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to a large oven-proof skillet and heat over medium-high heat. When very hot, add the pork and brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a platter.
• 2. Adjust the heat to medium and add 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the pear wedges in a single layer and cook, turning once, until the pears are tender and begin to brown slightly, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the platter with the pork.
• 3. Stir the onions and rosemary into the skillet and cook until the onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Place the pork back in the skillet and spoon the pears around the pork. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 140°F, about 50 minutes. Transfer the pork to a cutting board; let rest at least 20 minutes while you make the pan sauce. Transfer the pears to a large platter.
• 4. Place the skillet over high heat and reduce the broth by half, about 6 minutes. Add the cranberries and mustard to the skillet; continue to cook until the mixture begins to thicken, about 5 more minutes. Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. Slice the pork and serve with the sauce.

PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Dice pears into small 1/4 inch squares. Thinly slice the shallot.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven or an oven-safe pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and 1/4 teaspoon Salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the pear and 2 cups of the white wine. Let steadily simmer until the liquid has absorbed/evaporated and the pears are translucent for about 14 minutes.
• While the pears simmer, slice the pork tenderloin horizontally down the center. Slice almost all the way through the tenderloin, and then lay it flat. Pound the pork with a kitchen mallet flattening it as much as possible.
• Once the pears and shallots are done simmering, generously pile the mixture into the center of the tenderloin.
• Pile the crumbled blue cheese on top of the shallots and poached pears. Cut the butcher's twine into 6-inch pieces. Then, press the shallots, pears, and blue cheese down and pull the tenderloin together, top with the rosemary, and tie with the butcher's twine. The easiest technique is to slide the butcher's twine underneath the pork and then pull the pork together and tie it closed. Cut the excess twine after tying it. Top the pork with the remaining salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in the same Dutch oven or pan (no need to wash it) over medium high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the pork tenderloin and sear for 2-3 minutes until it has browned. Rotate the tenderloin in the pan 2-3 times letting all sides brown. Pour chicken broth into the pan to prevent any of the drippings from burning.
• Once the pork has browned, pour 1 cup of chicken broth and 1/2 cup of white wine around the pork. Then place a lid on the pot, and put the tenderloin in the oven to bake. Let the tenderloin bake for 12-14 minutes, or until it reaches 145 degrees on a meat thermometer.
• Remove the tenderloin from the pot and place it on a cutting board to rest. The tenderloin needs to rest for 5 minutes before slicing it. This keeps the juices in the meat making it tender.
• Place the pot with the juices on the stove. Simmer over medium heat, scraping up the browned bits with a wooden spoon. Let reduce and thicken for 5 minutes creating a sauce.
• Slice the tenderloin, removing the butcher's twine and rosemary as you go. Serve with the sauce poured over the meat.

HERB-ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. With a paring knife, cut 10 small slits in each tenderloin. Stuff slits with garlic and thyme; season pork with salt and pepper. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium. Add pork, and cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Add pears to skillet. Transfer to oven, and cook, tossing pears once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of pork registers 145 degrees, about 10 minutes. Transfer pork and pears to a platter; let rest 5 minutes. Season pan juices with salt and pepper, and pour into a gravy boat or small bowl. Slice pork, and serve with pears and pan juices.