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Pork Loin with Orange Sauce

Pork Loin with Orange Sauce is a great main course, easy to make and sure to turn out well, ideal for meals over the Christmas holidays.
Recipe Pork Loin with Orange Sauce
  • Difficulty Medium
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 1 hour and30 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

As we all know, pork loin is a great cut of meat that lends itself to many main courses, such as Honey Pork Loin, Pork Loin with Mushrooms and the classic, much-loved Pork Loin Braised in Milk.

Pork Loin with Orange Sauce is a tasty variation on the more traditional Roast Pork Loin, a very flavorful dish that is ideal for family lunches and dinners. With its citrusy aroma, its tenderness and its rich, savory sauce, it lets you bring to the table a main course that will win everyone over.

It is very easy to make and ready in just a few steps, and it is cooked in a pot on the stovetop rather than in the oven: thanks to the gentle heat and the moisture it creates, you get very juicy meat that, together with the orange sauce, goes beautifully with a nice plate of polenta and a side of roasted potatoes.

Orange Pork Loin is, of course, a typical fall and winter main course, perfect over the Christmas holidays for bringing to the holiday table a Christmas main course that is a little different from usual yet still true to tradition.

So let’s see how to make Pork Loin with Orange Sauce so that the meat always stays tender and juicy.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Pork Loin with Orange Sauce, start by washing the oranges carefully, then grate the zest of 1 orange and squeeze the oranges to get their juice (you will need about 400 ml, or 1 2/3 cups).
  2. Now put a little oil, a knob of butter, the sprig of rosemary and the garlic clove in a pan or pot, bring it up to temperature and brown your pork loin over high heat.
  3. While the loin is browning, season it with salt and pepper and drizzle it with a little chili oil. Once it is well browned on all sides, lower the heat, pour the squeezed orange juice over it, sprinkle with the orange zest and cover with a lid.
  4. Cook your pork loin for about 1 hour, taking care to turn it from time to time and baste it with the cooking juices. Once it is cooked, take the loin out of the pot and cut it into thin slices.
  5. Put the slices back in the pot, baste them well with the cooking juices, turn the heat back on to low and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
  6. When the sauce has reduced, your Pork Loin with Orange Sauce is ready to be served piping hot. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Pork loin with orange sauce in the pan

Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can replace the chili oil with 1 chopped fresh chili pepper or with ground chili pepper.

Pork Loin with Grapefruit

If you like, keeping the same amounts, that is 400 ml (1 2/3 cups) of juice, you can replace the oranges with pink grapefruit to make a delightful Pork Loin with Grapefruit.

Tips

To get thin slices, you can cook your Pork Loin with Orange Sauce the day before, let it cool, slice it and finish cooking it shortly before serving. If you like, you can increase the amount of orange juice.

Storage

Pork Loin with Orange Sauce keeps for 1-2 days in the fridge.

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