Pork Loin with Apple Butter Sauce

This pork loin with Apple Butter sauce is my new favourite recipe.  I'm happy to say completely made up as I went along, but I've been able to replicate it several times, so I thought it was time to write it all down.

It's a little on the sweet side, and if you prefer yours less sweet, reduce the amount of apple butter, or use unsweetened applesauce as a substitute.

The pork turns out lovely and tender and the sauce is extremely yummy, and I hope it becomes one of your favourites as well.  Enjoy!

Pork Loin with Apple Butter Sauce

Recipe by Fluudbloggler

Ingredients

• 2 pork loin chops
• 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup mushrooms finely chopped
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 2 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup half & half cream
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 cup Apple Butter (home-made or purchased)

Cooking Directions

1. Heat oil in heavy bottomed pan.
2. Brown pork loin until nicely browned on both sides.
   
   
   
   
3. Place pork loin in a baking dish, and continue cooking in a 350 degree over (for about 15 minutes).
4. While pork is cooking, start sauce.
5. Heat olive oil in the same pan and saute onion and garlic until soft over medium high heat.
   
6. Add mushroom and cook until golden.
   
7. Add chicken stock, sherry, and apple butter.
8. Render sauce down for about 5 minutes.
9. Slowly add cream, stirring as you add.
   
10. Reduce heat to medium low, and return pork loins to the pan.
11. Cook in sauce another 5 minutes.
    
12. Slice pork loins, and add to sauce for further couple of minutes.
    
13. Spoon sauce onto plates and add slice pork loin on top.