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Grilled Pork Loin with a Mole Glaze www.dadwhats4dinner.com

Grilled Pork Loin with a Mole Glaze

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Author Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro leaves optional
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2-3 lb pork loin
  • 1 cup My Mom's Mole glaze

Instructions

Marinade

  1. Whisk together orange juice through olive oil.
  2. Butterfly pork loin and place in zip-lock bag with citrus marinade.
  3. Marinade in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Mole

  1. Add 1 tbsp.oil to a medium pot.
  2. Add 1 cup of dry mole to the oil and stir for 1 -2 minutes until the mole and oil is combined and starting to brown.
  3. Whisk in 2 1/2 cups of broth and bring to a boil.
  4. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Remove all but 1 cup mole sauce and reserve.
  6. Continue to cook remaining 1 cup mole in pot for another 10-15 minutes until thickened for glaze.

Grill

  1. Heat grill to medium high heat.
  2. Remove pork from fridge and drain off marinade. Discard marinade.
  3. Grill pork and brush with mole glaze.
  4. Cook the pork for 7-10 minutes per side, basting with mole glaze as you turn the pork.
  5. Cook pork until internal temperature reaches 145°F.
  6. Serve with reserved mole sauce.

Recipe Notes

Total Time does not include marinade time