APPLE STUFFED PORK PINWHEEL

            Oh, come on…. You expected me to call this something other than a pinwheel? Baby Tufaro says it is like a pork Swiss roll. I guess I could have called it, “Hypnosis by Apple Pork” but…. Anyway, this pinwheel is a delicate creation that will be fun to plate and serve once completed. It is a rather simple recipe that takes very few ingredients to make and will satisfy every taste demand. The fact that this is sweet, yet still holds the flavors of traditional pork makes this unique.

            I have made this at home many of times as well as in one of the finest restaurants I ever was blessed to be called chef in. My favorite reaction is always the one that is that dumbfounded stair like you have three heads. This recipe will get you those looks but will also get you the YUM at the end. And now I give to you… Apple Stuffed Pork Pinwheel.

           

INGREDIENTS

2 ½ to 3 lb. Pork Loin

Stuffing

1 cup Diced Celery

1 cup Diced Sweet Onion

2 cups Diced Gala Apple (Any apple will do; I just like Gala)

8 Tbl Salted Butter

1 cup Sweetened Apple Sauce

3 cups Course Bread Crumb (You want some texture in the breadcrumb, but any will do)

1 Tbl Cinnamon

¼ cup Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar Drizzle

½ cup Brown Sugar

2 Tbl Milk

4 Tbl Salted Butter

INSTRUCTIONS

1.      Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

2.      In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter for stuffing.

3.      When melted, add onion, celery, and apple. Sautee till celery is soft.

4.      Add applesauce to saucepan stirring till warm.

5.      When mixture is warm, add breadcrumbs and mix till well combined.

6.      Remove from heat and set aside.

7.      Using a knife you trust, slice open the pork loin about ½ inch thick to create a flat piece of pork (see photo).

8.      Once pork loin is flat, sprinkle one side with cinnamon and ¼ cup brown sugar.

9.      Take stuffing mix that was set aside and place on side of pork loin with cinnamon and sugar on it. Spread to cover pork as even as possible.

10.  Starting at the end of the loin that was originally the middle, loosely roll pork loin back to its original shape. This should allow for the stuffing to remain inside the loin as it rolls.

11.  Place now rolled loin on baking sheet open end down so that the loin stays rolled during cooking.

12.  Place in oven and cook till internal temperature of loin reaches a minimum of 145 degrees F (approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours).

13.  Once pork loin is removed from oven, place medium saucepan over medium heat with 4 Tbl butter and milk

14.  Once butter is melted, add ½ cup brown sugar and stir till melted and sauce is runny.

15.  Remove pork loin from baking sheet and slice to desired thickness.

16.  Top with brown sugar drizzle and enjoy!

Thank you again for taking the time to look at and enjoy my creations. I hope they bring you as much excitement as they do myself. As always, I am truly grateful to all my Anonymites. Without you this is just another recipe.

Chef Tufaro