Best Caribbean Roast Pork Loin Recipes

ROASTED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Crush garlic with rosemary, salt and pepper, making a paste. Pierce meat with a sharp knife in several places and press the garlic paste into the openings. Rub the meat with the remaining garlic mixture and olive oil.
• Place pork loin into oven, turning and basting with pan liquids. Cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Remove roast to a platter. Heat the wine in the pan and stir to loosen browned bits of food on the bottom. Serve with pan juices.

CARIBBEAN ROAST PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix first four ingredients; rub over roast. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast until a thermometer reads 145°, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours., Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

CARIBBEAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Remove fat from pork. Pierce pork deeply all over with meat fork or skewer. Place pork in heavy resealable plastic food-storage bag. Place remaining ingredients except salt and pepper to taste, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in blender or food processor. Cover and bend until smooth. Pour blended mixture over pork. Seal bag; place in dish. Refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Remove pork from marinade; refrigerate marinade. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper to taste. Place pork on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of pork and does not rest in fat.
• Roast uncovered 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 155°F. Remove pork from pan. Cover and let stand 15 to 20 minutes or until thermometer reads 160°F (medium doneness).
• Pour marinade into 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Stir in sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens slightly. Serve sauce with pork.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix jerk seasoning with the oil in a small bowl (this will thin it and cut the heat). Trim any excess fat from the pork loin, leaving a thin-layered wide strip down the center of the top. Evenly rub the entire pork loin with the jerk seasoning mixture. Place pork loin in a shallow greased roasting pan, and bake for 20 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking for about 1 more hour, or until a meat thermometer stuck in the thickest part reads 145 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

CARIBBEAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice for marinade.
• Combine reserved juice, brown sugar, cumin, cinnamon, thyme and red pepper in small bowl. Add pressed garlic.
• Place roast and juice mixture in resealable plastic food storage bag. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cut sweet potatoes into 2-inch slices, cut slices into quarters. Cut onion into 8 wedges and pineapple rings into quarters.
• Remove roast from marinade and place in baking pan. Discard marinade.
• Place vegetables and pineapple around roast. Sprinkle roast, vegetables and pineapple with salt and black pepper. Cover and bake 1 hour.
• Remove cover and continue baking 15-30 minutes longer or until meat temperature measure 155°F for medium.
• Let roast stand 5 minutes prior to slicing.

CARIBBEAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice for marinade.
• Combine reserved juice, brown sugar, cumin, cinnamon, thyme and red pepper in 1 3/4 quart colander bowl. Add garlic cloves pressed with garlic press.
• Place roast and juice mixture in resealable plastic food storage bag. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight to marinate.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Using crinkle cutter, cut sweet potatoes into 2-inch slices; cut slices into quarters.
• Cut each onion into 8 wedges and pineapple rings into quarters.
• Remove roast from marinade and place in 9" x 13" Baker. Discard marinade.
• Place vegetables and pineapple around roast.
• Sprinkle roast, vegetables and pineapple with salt and black pepper. Cover with Rectangular Lid/Bowl. Bake 1 hour.
• Using oven mitts, carefully remove lid/bowl, lifting away from you. Continue baking 15-30 minutes longer or until thermometer registers 155F for medium.
• Remove baker from oven and let roast stand 10 minutes before carving. Cut about two thirds of roast into thin slices.
• Serve immediately with vegetables and pineapple.
• Wrap and refrigerate remaining roast for up to 4 days for use in Paradise Pita Pockets.