Apple-Maple Roasted Pork Loin

Name: Apple-Maple Roasted Pork Loin
Yield: feeds 6
Ingredients: 1 pork loin with the rib bones attached (3 1/2 to 4 pounds); 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper; Pinch of cayenne pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 cup butter; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced; Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper; 1 pound McIntosh apples, peeled, cored, and diced; 3/4 cup pure maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice; 3/4 cup Mutha Sauce (page 165); 1/4 cup water; 3 tablespoons sliced scallion

January 24, 2012

Come fall in Central New York, there’s nothing that clears your head better than a motorcycle ride through the countryside bustin’ with apple orchards and flamin’ with red sugar-maple trees. So it just comes naturally for us to combine apples, maple syrup, and barbecue.

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