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Pork Loin with Parsnips and Pears
Ingredients
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1 1/2
pounds boneless pork loin
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Salt
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Ground black pepper
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3
tablespoons Pickapeppa or Worcestershire sauce
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1
tablespoon olive oil
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3
- 4
small parsnips, peeled and sliced
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2
pears, cored and sliced and/or chopped
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1/2
cup pear nectar or apple juice
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Fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley (optional)
Directions
1. Slice pork 1/2 inch thick; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Brush with some of the Pickapeppa sauce.
2. In a 12-inch skillet heat oil over medium heat; add pork and brown on each side. Remove to a plate; cover and keep warm. In the same skillet cook parsnips and pears, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until parsnips are crisp-tender. Stir remaining Pickapeppa sauce and pear nectar into skillet. Return pork to skillet. Cook for 5 minutes more or just until a trace of pink remains. Remove pork and vegetables to a serving platter. Continue to boil sauce, uncovered, until slightly thickened.
3. Pour sauce over pork and pear mixture to serve. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts
(Pork Loin with Parsnips and Pears)
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 399,
- Protein (gm) 38,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 28,
- Fat, total (gm) 15,
- Cholesterol (mg) 94,
- Saturated fat (gm) 4,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 8,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 4,
- Sugar, total (gm) 15,
- Vitamin A (IU) 49,
- Vitamin C (mg) 11,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 1,
- Niacin (mg) 9,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 48,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 318,
- Potassium (mg) 979,
- Calcium (DV %) 30,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I added a sweet potato to the veg mix. Worked really well with the pears and parsnips. Still really easy to make.
2/19/2011 12:37:18 PM Report AbuseEasy, nutritious and delicious.
11/15/2010 01:11:54 PM Report AbuseThis was super easy and really hit the spot on a chilly evening. I simmered everything together after the meat was initially browned, until everything was cooked and the sauce was thickened.
11/8/2010 11:51:36 AM Report Abuse