Buttermilk + Cream Oven Pork Loin Recipe

Get ready for the holidays with this delicious pork recipe. Our Oven Pork Loin recipe made with buttermilk and cream is tender, juicy, and a holiday recipe your guests will love.  This post was sponsored by Better Than Bouillon as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central, and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. 

Buttermilk + Cream Oven Pork Loin Recipe

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Buttermilk + Cream Braised Pork Lion Recipe

I’m making my Buttermilk + Cream Braised Pork Loin recipe, but this time with the addition of Better Than Bouillon Roasted Garlic Base.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 tablespoon canola oil or high smoke point oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4-pound pork loin
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped fennel
• 1 garlic bulb, peeled and minced
• 1 tablespoon Better Than Bouillion Roasted Garlic Base
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flaky sea salt 
• 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flake
• 1 bunch fennel fronds
• 1 bunch fresh sage leaves
• 1 bunch fresh rosemary 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300.
2. Rinse and pat dry the pork loin, brush the pork loin with a tablespoon of canola, season the pork loin liberally with flaky sea salt and freshly cracked black peppercorns.
3. Place a Dutch oven over med-high heat and add a tablespoon of oil into the pot, when the oil is hot saute the chopped fennel and garlic. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fennel and garlic to a bowl and set aside. 
4. Add the remaining oil and the butter to the Dutch oven, when the oil and butter mixture in hot brown the pork loin evenly on all sides. 
5. Add the buttermilk and the heavy cream to the Dutch oven along with fennel, garlic, rubbed sage, bay leaves, ground nutmeg, red pepper flake, fennel fronds, sage leaves, and sprigs of fresh rosemary.
6. Place a length of parchment over the pork loin and tuck it down along the sides, place the lid on top.
7. Place the Dutch oven on the middle rack of a preheated 300-degree oven and cook for three (3) hours. 
8. When the time has elapsed, remove the pork loin from the oven and let it rest for 15 minutes. 
9. Serve. 

How To Make Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients:

• 15 Brussel Sprouts cut in half
• 1 teaspoon Better Than Bouillon Vegetables Base
• 2 tablespoons vegetable stock
• 3 tablespoons thyme honey
• 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
• 1/8 teaspoon flaky sea salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Place the Brussels Sprouts into a cast-iron skillet or sheet pan cut-side up.
3. Combine ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
4. I am using a Baker’s brush coat each Brussels Sprout generously with the mixture.
5. Place the Brussels Sprouts on the center rack and roast for 20-25 minutes.
6. Remove the Brussels Sprouts from the oven and brush them with the glaze again.

Serve.

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