Honey-Mustard Pork Roast

Mmmm the house smells like bacon! 

And because I still refuse to turn the heater on, the oven has kept the chilly house warm and cozy.

Ingredients

Pork:

• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard (recommended: Maille)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 (3 1/2-pound) center-cut, boneless, pork loin roast
• 12 slices bacon (about 1 pound)

I love the rosemary used because it came from our garden.

Directions

Special equipment: kitchen twine

For the pork: Put an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

In a small bowl, add the Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, honey, garlic, and rosemary and mix together until smooth.

Arrange the pork in a 9 by 13-inch baking pan and spread the mustard mixture evenly over the pork.

Starting on 1 side, lay a piece of bacon, lengthwise, on the pork.

Lay another slice of bacon on the pork making sure to slightly overlap the first piece.

Continue with the remaining bacon, until the pork is fully covered in bacon.

Using 3 pieces of kitchen twine, secure the bacon in place.

Roast for 1 hour.

Cover the pan, loosely, with foil and roast for another 10 to 20 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork registers 160 degrees F.

And this is what it looks like sliced.

I served it with creamy mashed potatoes & green beans with a lemon vinaigrette.

It was SO delicious and juicy!

Lonny loved dinner tonight that he said it was definitely one of the top 10 dishes I've made.

YUMMY!