Description
This spicy and tangy glaze will liven up your weeknight meal! Simple ingredients are all it takes for this chipotle lime glazed pork.
Ingredients
Scale
Pork Roast
- 1 1/2 – 2 pound Pork Loin Roast
- Sea Salt
- Ground Pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
For Chipotle Lime Glaze
- 1–2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce, minced
- 2 Large Limes, zested and juiced
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 3/4 tsp Cumin
Instructions
- Set roast on plate, and place on counter for 1 hour prior to beginning to cook.
- Dry throughly with paper towels. Season heavily with salt, pepper, onion powder and red pepper flakes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a 10″ cast iron, or oven proof skillet, heat vegetable oil. Bring the oil to nearly smoking. Sear all sides of the roast until dark golden brown, approximately 2 minutes each side.
- Place skillet in the oven. Roast for approximately 30 minutes, or once the thickest part of the roast reaches 145 degrees.
- While the roast is in the oven, stir together the remaining ingredients for the glaze. Baste roast with glaze every five minutes.
- When the roast is removed from the oven, tent with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
Glaze from America’s Test Kitchen “Spicy Honey Glaze” The New Family Cookbook