Honey Garlic Glazed Pork Roast

If you’re wondering how to cook pork loin, this easy recipe makes juicy, fork tender pork loin and takes care of the vegetables too.  

Ingredients:

• Pork
  3-4 pound pork loin
  1 Tab olive oil
• Spice Rub
  1 tsp sweet paprika
  1 tsp garlic powder
  1/2 tsp onion powder
  1/2 tsp dried thyme
  1/2 tsp dried rosemary
  salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
• Honey Garlic Glaze (I doubled)
  4 cloves garlic, minced
  1/4 c honey
  3 Tab soy sauce
  1 Tab Dijon mustard
  1 Tab olive oil
• Vegetables
  1 Tab olive oil
  1 lb brussels sprouts, cut in half
  1 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeds cleaned out, cut into 1-inch cubes (you can also buy pre-cut butternut squash)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
2. Line a rimmed baking sheet, not a 9×13 pan, with aluminum foil.
3. On a cutting board, pat dry pork loin with paper towels.
4. In a small mixing bowl combine paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.
5. Lightly spray pork loin with cooking spray. This will make it easier for the spice mix to stick. (or don’t pat it so dry!)
6. Take the spice mix and rub it all over the pork loin.  Yes, all sides, not just the top.
7. Heat olive oil over medium heat and sear the pork loin until browned on all sides; about 3 to 5 minutes per side.
8. Transfer pork loin to previously prepared baking sheet, fat-layer side up.
9. Set aside.
10. In a bowl, combine garlic, honey, soy sauce, mustard and oil.
11. Whisk until well combined. If too thick, add a bit more oil or soy sauce.
12. Reserve 2+ Tablespoons of the sauce to use for the vegetables.
13. Brush remaining honey mixture over the pork loin.
14. Roast for 25 minutes.
15. In the meantime, toss the vegetables with a Tablespoon of olive oil and the reserved honey mixture.
16. Pull pork roast out of the oven and add the vegetables all around it in one layer.
17. Tent a piece of foil over the pork so the top doesn’t burn, but the inside continues to cook.
18. Put it back in the oven and continue to cook for 25 to 30 more minutes, or until internal temperature of the pork loin reaches 145˚.
19. Stir vegetables half way through cooking.
20. Remove baking sheet from oven.
21. Loosely cover meat and veggies with foil.
22. Let rest 10 minutes.
23. Cut the pork in slices and serve with veggies.

Serves: 8

Source: diethood.com