Loin of Pork with Sweet Potatoes and Onions

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Wadley Estate in Allen, Texas in 1990.
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== Ingredients ==
* 6 pounds pork loin with bones
* 2 garlic cloves peeled
* 2 teaspoons coarse salt
* ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
* ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
* ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
* 3 tablespoons brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
* 1 teaspoon dried sage, ground
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 8 medium sweet potatoes
* 8 medium Bermuda onions
* 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
== Directions ==
# Wipe loin with a damp cloth then split the back and scrape or feather bones for easy carving and set aside.
# In a mortar with a pestle pound the garlic, salt, cinnamon, cloves and cayenne to a smooth paste.
# Blend in the sugar, vinegar and sage and mix well.
# Rub this mixture over the entire surface of the pork loin.
# Place the loin on a rack in a roasting pan large enough to hold the meat, sweet potatoes and onions then let sit at room temperature for 2 hours.
# Preheat oven to 400.
# Rub meat with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
# Rub sweet potatoes with another tablespoon of the oil and arrange them around the loin.
# Cut a cross on top of each onion going halfway through.
# Rub onions with the remaining oil and arrange them on the roasting rack around the loin and the sweet potatoes.
# Roast in the middle level of the oven for 1 hour 20 minutes.
# Remove from oven and let sit in a warm spot for about 10 minutes.
# Transfer loin to a serving platter then sprinkle salt and freshly ground pepper in the middle of the opened onions then arrange them and the sweet potatoes around the roast and serve.
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Category:Pork loin Recipes
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