Seed Oil Free Apple Cider Roast Pork Loin
This is the kind of roast that makes a whole house smell incredible — warm spices, caramelized apples, and savory pork all mingling together in one pan. Coconut oil stands in for the usual industrial cooking fats, so every element of this dish stays completely free of refined seed oils without any compromise on flavor or that gorgeous seared crust. The spice rub — sea salt, thyme, rosemary, ginger, turmeric, and Ceylon cinnamon — is earthy and aromatic, and it builds a beautiful crust before the oven temperature drops to let the pork braise low and slow over apple cider and bone broth. Honeycrisp or Fuji apples soften into jammy, caramelized wedges that double as both a flavor base and a built-in side. The pan sauce comes together with arrowroot starch instead of flour or cornstarch, thickening those cider-braised juices into something glossy and deeply savory. It's a genuinely impressive centerpiece that happens to be made entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients you can feel good about.
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6 servings
For the pork
- 2 ½ lb boneless pork loin roast
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried rosemary, crumbled
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ceylon cinnamon
For the roasting pan
- 3 medium apples (such as honeycrisp or fuji), cored and cut into 1-inch wedges
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1-inch wedges
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
For the braising liquid
- 1 cup unfiltered apple cider (not hard cider)
- 1 cup bone broth
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
For the pan sauce
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 2 tbsp cold water
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Pat the pork loin completely dry with paper towels. In a small bowl, stir together the salt, dried thyme, dried rosemary, ginger, turmeric, and Ceylon cinnamon. Rub the coconut oil all over the pork, then press the spice mixture evenly onto all sides.
- 2
Scatter the apple wedges, onion wedges, smashed garlic, and fresh thyme sprigs across the bottom of a large roasting pan or oven-safe skillet. Pour the apple cider, bone broth, apple cider vinegar, and honey over the apples and onions, and stir briefly to combine.
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