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Brad's Cream Cheese Stuffed, Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin

Servings: 4 to 6

Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 2 to 3 lb Pork Loin; Trimmed of excess fat
  • 1 pkg of Apple Maple Boursin Cheese (warmed to room temp)
  • 1 pkg of Bacon
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  • subheading: For the Apple Stuffing:
  • 4 tbsp reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp raisins, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped apple
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tbsp chopped almonds
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
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  • subheading: For the Dry Rub:
  • 3 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 3 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp powdered ginger
  • 6 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp ground oregano
  • 1 tbsp ground thyme
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 2 tbsp dry mustard powder
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 3 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
Steps
  1. In a small saucepan, bring 4 tablespoons broth to a boil. Remove from the heat; add raisins. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray; sauté the apple, celery and onion for 3 to 4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; stir in the broth mixture, nuts, and pepper.
  3. While mixture is cooling, mix together dry rub (store any unused dry rub in an airtight container). Ensure there are no lumps.
  4. Make a lengthwise slit down the center of the roast to within ½ in. of bottom. Continue to filet the roast, unrolling it as you cut, so roast lies flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to ½-in. thickness. Remove plastic wrap; spread Boursin cream cheese one side of the filleted loin. Top with apple stuffing mixture and lightly dust with some of the dry rub.
  5. Roll roast close and apply dry rub to the outside until completely covered. Wrap the dry rubbed roast with bacon and tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string.
  6. Place roast on a rack in a shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
  • To cook roast in the smoker instead of the oven:
  • 1. Soak wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes.
  • 2. Preheat smoker to 225° to 250°. Load soaked pecan chips into wood tray.
  • 3. Place pork in smoker. Cook, with smoker lid closed, until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest portion registers 145°, approximately 2 hours. Remove from smoker, and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
 

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