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Roasted Pork with Brown Sugar & Rosemary Roasted Butternut Squash & Apples

This Roasted Pork with Rosemary Brown Sugar Squash and Apples is a perfect fall meal! The combination of the roasted pork with the rosemary, brown sugar, squash and herbs is amazing.
Course Pork
Keyword garlic roasted pork, roast pork
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 6 servings
Author Jo-Anna Rooney

Ingredients

  • 1 2.5 - 3 lb pork loin roast
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and fresh ground pepper be generous with these!
  • 1/2 butternut squash peeled and cut into chunks, or more if you like
  • 2 apples cored and cut into chunks
  • 1 large onion cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup salted butter melted
  • 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp sprigs fresh rosemary minced
  • 2 tbsp sprigs fresh thyme minced

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a skillet, heat up the tablespoon of olive oil, until very hot.
    1 tbsp olive oil
  • Add the pork to the skillet (be careful as it will spit), generously season with the salt and pepper, and sear all sides. You do not want to cook the pork, just sear it so the juices are sealed in.
    1 2.5 - 3 lb pork loin roast, salt and fresh ground pepper
  • Once the pork is seared, transfer it to a 9x13 baking dish, placing it in the centre of the dish.
  • Peel, core and cut the butternut squash into chunks.
    1/2 butternut squash
  • Cut the apples into about 2 inch chunks (I don't peel mine), and cut the onions into chunks.
    2 apples, 1 large onion
  • Around the pork, sprinkle the chunks of squash, apples and onions.
  • Then evenly sprinkle on the brown sugar and herbs.
    1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar, 3 tbsp sprigs fresh rosemary, 2 tbsp sprigs fresh thyme
  • Then evenly sprinkle on the melted butter.
    1/4 cup salted butter
  • Place the dish in the oven and bake. Roast until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 150-155 degrees F. Depending on your oven, this can be about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Once the optimal internal temperature is reached, remove the roast from your oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes. The internal temperature will continue to rise about 5 degrees once outside of the oven.
  • Slice and serve with your the vegetables and apples.