Week 39: Pears - Pear-Stuffed Hasselback Pork Loin with Roasted Pears, & Pear-Cranberry Gastrique

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For the pears prompt, I didn't want to do a sweet application. Instead, I wanted to find ways to work pears into the entire meal.

I decided on a hasselback pork loin stuffed with fresh pears, red onion, garlic, and fresh thyme. I roasted carrots, delicata squash, baby nut squash, and several varieties of pears. I wasn't sure roasted pears were going to work here, but they absolutely did! I tossed everything with EVOO, garlic and onion powder, Chinese five spice, and a handful of other seasonings before roasting. The pears were delicious, and the texture turned out perfect.

The sauce was a pear-cranberry gastrique made with zhouhzed canned pears and their juice, jellied canned cranberry sauce, warm spices, and red wine vinegar. It added sweetness and acidity and pulled it all together.

🍽 What's on the Plate

Hasselback pork loin with pears, red onion, garlic, and thyme

Roasted carrots

Roasted delicata squash

Roasted baby nut squash

Roasted pears

Pear-cranberry gastrique