Peanut Chili Pork Loin

This is another recipe from my mother-in-law. It's probably Matt's favorite pork recipe. It's easy, but it takes a while. Cook times will vary from an hour to an hour and a half depending on the size of your pork loin. I recommend using a meat thermometer- the finished product should be between 170-180*.

Serves: 4-6
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
1-3 lb. pork loin
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/4 c. soy sauce
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 1/4 tsp. sugar
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 c. unsalted peanuts (lightly salted also work fine)

Mix the oil, soy sauce, cayenne pepper, sugar, garlic and peanuts in a small bowl. Pour over pork loin and marinate at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350* and cook in baking dish or roasting pan 1 hour- 1 1/2 hours or until internal temp. reaches a minimum of 170. Let pork loin rest 10 minutes before slicing.

*Hint: Toss a few ice cubes in the pan, this will add water to the marinade to keep it from drying out in the dish. Check on it every 30 minutes or so, and add more ice as needed to keep sauce from drying out and sticking to the pan.