Apple Cider Pork: Juicy Recipe with Mashed Sweet Potatoes
This apple cider pork recipe paired with creamy mashed sweet potatoes is a perfect comfort meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds pork loin
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Rub the pork loin with olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme.
- In a roasting pan, place the pork loin and pour apple cider over it.
- Roast in the oven for about 1.5 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- While the pork is roasting, peel and chop the sweet potatoes.
- Boil the sweet potatoes in salted water until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain and mash the sweet potatoes with butter, milk, and brown sugar.
- Once the pork is done, let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Serve the sliced pork with the mashed sweet potatoes.
Notes
- For added flavor, marinate the pork overnight.
- Feel free to adjust the sweetness of the mashed sweet potatoes to your taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice of pork with 1/2 cup mashed potatoes
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 800
- Fat: 30
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 70
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 35
- Cholesterol: 100