Pork Loin Roast with Paprika

This pork loin roast recipe with paprika delivered that OMG first taste experience! The idea of marinating and roasting a large piece of meat might initially seem a little intimidating, but the results are a perfect roast with not a lot of fuss.

Both the garlic-salt brine and paprika mixture came together in minutes, and using a resealable 2-gallon plastic bag made it easy to store in the fridge. My paprika mixture used a combination of sweet and bittersweet Spanish paprika for the sweet portion and a hot Spanish paprika. None of these were smoked, though I can see that flavor working well here. We liked that the heat and flavor not only came through on the outside but also infused the roast.

The thick slices we served were uniformly pink and perfectly moist (thank you, dry brine!). The fat cap kept the roast moist but didn’t yield much in the way of juices. So if you don’t have a roasting pan that’s large enough, you can probably get away with using a sheet pan.

This recipe easily serves 8, possibly more if you aren’t serving thick slices or large portions. The 2 of us will be making many more meals out of it. I served my roast thickly sliced over a mash of red potatoes and alongside roasted asparagus. I’m planning on Cubano sandwiches, stir-fries, and more slices with mashed potatoes and asparagus like we had for our first meal. This was a complete success!

This pork loin roast recipe with paprika is a very simple but tasty recipe. The flavors of the garlic and paprika go very nicely with the pork. The preparation is simple, but it does take some planning because of the overnight rest in the paprika and garlic paste.

You also need to allow plenty of time for roasting because it’s a very slow roast in the oven at 300°F. I halved the recipe, using a 2 1/2-pound boneless pork roast, and it took over an hour to get to an internal temperature of 145°F.

Our halved recipe was easily cut into 6 nice boneless chops after roasting. It’s a dish that can be served with just about any type of potato and vegetable.

I had never heard of lomo adobado before seeing this recipe. I was convinced it was worth trying, though, after seeing that the pork loin would be swimming in a fair amount of garlic as well as a separate marinade of sweet and hot paprika. The end result is very juicy with a nicely colored bark. The marinating time is worth the wait.

I used 1/4 cup water to make the salt and garlic paste in the food processor. The paste came together easily and adhered to the pork loin well. The next day, I took the pork loin out of the refrigerator an hour before cooking time so it could come to room temperature. It took 1 1/2 hours to reach the recommended internal temp of 145°F. After letting the meat rest, I sliced it into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

There was quite a bit of pork left over, and I’m excited to play with it. I envision thin slices with eggs and toast in the morning, cold sandwiches with lettuce and avocado, or maybe some chili with the pork loin imparting its garlicky and spicy goodness to the mix. Oh, the possibilities.

This pork loin roast recipe with paprika is simple and imparts great flavors into your dinner with minimal effort.

I cooked two 2 1/2-pound pork loins. I served 6 people for Easter dinner and easily could have fed 2 more and still had ample leftovers. I added 1/4 cup water to make a thick garlic and salt paste. The overall taste of the meat was great—the garlic and paprika were in balance, and the meat was very tender and juicy.

Decided to try this roast pork loin recipe for our family’s Easter dinner. It was so easy to put together, with such a short but flavorful ingredient list. Plus, outside of smearing the pastes on the meat, it was very little hands-on time.

The low temperature of the oven obviously stretched out the cooking time, but the final product was moist and not dried out as whole pork loin sometimes can be.

It was also well-seasoned, but neither the garlic nor paprika was overpowering.