Grilled Pork Loin with Mole Glaze Posted on 9 Aug 12:48 , 0 comments
This recipe was created by Quinn Caudill, the dad and home chef behind blog Dad Whats 4 Dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves (optional)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2-3 pound pork loin
- 2 1/2 cups chicken or beef broth
- 1 cup My Mom's Mole
Marinade
- Whisk orange juice into the olive oil
- Butterfly pork loin and place in a zip-lock bag with the olive oil/orange juice mixture. Marinade in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight
Mole Preparation
- Add 1 Tablespoon oil to a medium pot
- Add 1 cup My Mom's Mole dry mix to the oil and stir for 1-2 minutes until the mole and the oil is combined and starting to brown
- Whisk in 2 1/2 cups of your favorite broth (chicken or beef) and bring to a boil
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30-minutes
- Remove all but 1 cup of mole sauce and remove
- Continue to cook remaining 1 cup mole in pot for another 10-15 minutes until thickened for glaze.
Grill
- Heat grill to medium high heat
- Remove pork from refrigerator and drain off marinade. Discard marinade
- Grill pork and brush with mole glaze
- Cook the pork for 7-10 minutes per side, basting with mole glaze as you turn the pork
- Cook pork until internal temperature reaches 145-degrees
Serve with reserved Mole Sauce.
Recipe and Photo reprinted with permission from DadWhats4Dinner