Roast Pork with Caramelized Onion Gravy
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This delicious pork roast recipe with caramelized onion gravy is perfect for Sunday Supper! For that reason alone, it’s worth making this oven pork roast to share with friends and family. It’s been a reader favorite since we first shared it in 2018. Enjoy!
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Why Cook Pork Roast in the Oven?
First of all, we have to say that we love our pork roasts. Second of all, we have so many great pork roast recipes for you guys. Our technique on how to cook pork roast is the full recipe below. In a few simple steps, you have a delicious pork roast dinner. From our simple oven roast pork recipe, to an instant pot version, there’s so many possibilities for this great cut of meat. This version is our popular herb pork roast with a new caramelized onion gravy. It’s wicked delicious and you’re a gravy lover, you’ll obsess over this caramelized onion gravy. Everything about this is quick, simple and utterly delicious. The pork roast is juicy and tender because the caramelized gravy is rich, flavorful and perfect with the slices of pork roast.
As a result, it’s not hard to to eat a double serving, especially if you add a side of roast potatoes or even a baked potato. Just lather the caramelized onion gravy over the baked potato and you have a wonderful meal that’s quick and easy for those busy weeknights. Finally, this is a great roast pork recipe to make for Sunday Supper or for a great dinner occasion when everyone is craving pork tenderloin. Here’s our complete list of all our popular–> pork recipes. Click Here for more of our Pork Recipes and Instant Pot Recipes and Slow Cooker Recipes.
How are Pork Tenderloin and Pork Loins Different?
There’s a few things to think about when making roast pork tenderloin vs pork loins. Don’t confuse these two cuts. They vary in size and thickness. So you’ll have to be flexible and adjust cooking times depending on the size of the pork.
- Tenderloins are thinner and more tender, thus the “tender”. They cook quicker than regular pork loins. They are usually also smaller, ranging from 1-2 pounds.
- Pork loins are thicker and often times more lean, thus resulting in a tougher cut of meat if you overcook it.
- Cooking times will vary greatly, particularly if you bought the tenderloin, which cooks much faster. So cook your loin roast longer if it’s large or thick. If you’re cooking with pork tenderloin, then the cooking times will be quicker.
- If you are unsure on how long to cook your roast, cook the pork loin until it reaches an internal temperature of 145°F in its thickest part.
- Hope you enjoy our oven roast pork loin recipe with your family. It’s a great dish when paired with simple veggies or even a backed potato! More Oven Roast Recipes, Soup and Stew Recipes, Appetizer Recipes
Roast Pork Loin with Onion Gravy
Ingredients
For the pork loin:
- 2 pounds (907 g) pork loin roast
- kosher salt or sea salt , to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper , to taste
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) dried herb mix ( basil, oregano and/or thyme)
- 6 Tablespoons (90 g) salted butter
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) yellow mustard
For the onion gravy:
- 1 large onion , diced
- 1/4 cup (30 g) flour
- 2 cups (480 ml) broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Equipment
- Instant Read Thermometer , optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Rinse and pat dry pork loin, and then season with salt and pepper.
- ROAST THE PORK LOIN: Heat a large oven-safe skillet on medium-high heat. Add 2 Tablespoons of oil and then sear the pork loin on all sides, about 1 minute per side.
- Remove pork loin from the pan and set it aside. Coat the pork loin with dried herbs by patting it onto the loin.
- Turn off heat and remove pan from the heat. In same hot pan add 6 Tablespoons of butter, minced garlic, 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, and 2 teaspoons mustard. Stir the sauce until the butter is completely melted (if needed put the pan on the heat a bit to melt the butter completely).
- Place the pork loin back in the skillet and spoon some sauce over the pork loin.
- Cover the pork loin with foil.
- Roast the covered pork loin at 350°F/175°C for 30 minutes. Remove foil, spoon some more sauce over the loin.
- Continue to roast the uncovered pork loin at 350°F/175°C for another 25-35 minutes or until the interior temperature reaches 140°F/60°C.
- Remove from oven and take the pork loin from the skillet and cover the pork with foil to let it rest for about 10-15 minutes (make the gravy while the pork is resting). (Don't clean the skillet, you'll need it for the next step in making the gravy.)
- MAKE THE GRAVY: Heat the same skillet with the pork drippings on medium-high heat. Skim off any crust chunks in the drippings. Add diced onions and cook until golden and caramelized, about 3-5 minutes.
- Whisk in the 1/4 cup flour, whisking to remove lumps. Gradually whisk in the 2 cups of broth until incorporated and well combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste (the saltiness and flavors will concentrate some when it reduces down).
- Reduce heat to medium, stirring often, simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes depending on your preferred thickness. Check for seasoning and salt again if needed.
- Slice pork loin and serve hot with the onion gravy.
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Click Here for –> Instant Pot Pork Loin Recipe with Veggies and Gravy
Easy Pork Recipes
Hope you enjoy this oven pork roast recipe. You’ll love more of our pork recipes that are perfect for Supper:
- Here’s our –> Delicious Pork Chops with Garlic Mushroom Sauce Recipe
- Try our –> Milk Braised Pork Chops with Yummy Mustard Sauce
- This recipe was originally published in 2018 and re-published with updated photos. And here’s a great Asian Pulled Pork Recipe Here.
- You’ll love –> Our Simple Oven Roast Pork Loin with Herbs
53 Comments on “Roast Pork with Caramelized Onion Gravy”
i’ve made this before and LOVE – but this time i have some left over apples i’d like to throw in. When should i add them so they get soft but not total mush?
Hi Maya, so glad you’ve been enjoying our roast pork recipe! Love the addition of apples. It’s probably good o add it with the pork when it goes in the oven for best flavor. But keep the chunks of apples big so they don’t cook down too quick. Hope this helps!
Wow. So delish. Made this for my son and mom last night. Easy and love that it is in just one pot! I used LeCreuset Dutch oven. I then got a call that my son wasn’t coming home for dinner after all! :::Sigh::: So I set the pork roast on the gravy covered it and put it in the refrigerator overnight. We finally ate it tonight and the pork was tender and the gravy fantastic. This will be on our rotation. It tasted restaurant quality! Thank you.
This is so awesome! Thanks for sharing Robin and so glad you son enjoyed it, next day!
I made this recipe with large Country Style Pork Ribs, about 4 lbs, so I doubled all. Onions were diced fine. The rest of the recipe was followed closely. Fantastic! This recipe is a keeper.
Thanks so much and so glad it worked out with the large country style pork ribs!
This was THE BEST roast pork recipe I have ever made. It was so flavourful!! The gravy was amazing.. i have the recipe bookmarked and will never make pork roast any other way. Thank you!!
Thank you Heidi!
OMG that onion gravy sauce was so good. And the pork cooked so well in the air fryer.
I’ve made this recipe 3 times now. It is my go-to pork recipe. Very easy, simple recipe and technique and it’s delicious.
That’s so awesome that you’ve made it so many times. Thanks Jamie and we’re happy that you enjoyed the pork loin recipe!
The whole family absolutely loved how juicy and tender this pork came out. Really great job on the recipe. It came out so perfectly