Apple Pork Loin
Comments: If possible, leave pork loin to marinate for at least 24 hours before grilling.
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 [3 1/2- pound / 1.6-kg] pork loin
  • Olive oil, for the barbecue rack
Marinade
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly minced ginger
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] apple cider
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly chopped rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] olive oil
  • Into a small bowl, mix together minced garlic, freshly minced ginger, cider vinegar, apple cider, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, freshly chopped rosemary, freshly ground black pepper and salt of marinade.
  • Whipping, slowly pour in olive oil.
  • Transfer pork loin into a heavy zipper plastic bag; pour marinade all over pork loin.
  • Transfer bag onto a really flat plate.
  • Leave pork to marinate refrigerated for 6 to 24 hours, turning meat from time to time.
  • Just before preheating barbecue, to hold dripping cooking juices, arrange a shallow roasting pan underneath barbecue rack; half fill it with some water or a mixture of water, wine and apple cider.
  • Preheat barbecue to high intensity.
  • Lower barbecue to low intensity, brush barbecue rack with olive oil then arrange pork loin, already drained reserving marinade, onto barbecue rack.
  • Barbecue pork for 90 minutes, turning and brushing meat every once in a while with reserved marinade.