Pork Loin Stuffed with Pumpkin & Sausage

Stuffed pork loin is an excellent keto autumn/ winter dish. The sweetness of pumpkin goes perfectly with spicy Spanish chorizo and pork sausage, all wrapped in tender pork loin with crisped up skin on top. Pure heaven! I used loin which is bigger than tenderloin but you can try either - just make sure you use the right amount to fit all the delicious stuffing.

Pork and pumpkin are not only delicious but are also great sources of potassium, making this meal perfect for the ketogenic diet and beating keto-flu!

Step-by-step

1. Prepare the stuffing. Preheat the oven to 230 °C/ 450 °F. Remove the sausage casing and place the sausage meat on a hot pan greased with a tablespoon of ghee. Break any large pieces with a spatula.

   

2. Cook until the meat is browned from all sides. This will take just 6-8 minutes. Then, use a slotted spoon and transfer the meat in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Peel and slice the onion and chop the garlic. Place in a the same pan greased with the remaining ghee.

   

3. Cook over a medium heat until fragrant and lightly browned. This will take about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, dice the chorizo (or any hard sausage) and chop the rosemary and sage.

   

4. Add the chorizo, rosemary and sage into the pan with onion and garlic and cook for just about 2 minutes over a medium heat.

   

5. Place the pumpkin in the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes until fork-tender. When done, take off the heat and transfer to the bowl with the cooked sausage. Mix until well combined.

   

6. Score the loin using a sharp knife. Make the cuts close together and cut through the skin and fat, but not through the meat.
   I used a large loin but you can use two smaller tenderloins instead.

   

7. Butterfly the loin. Using a sharp knife held parallel to your work surface, start slicing the meat lengthwise ...

   

8. ... slowly pressing it out to create a flat loin you can roll up.

   

9. Pound it with a meat mallet if too thick. Season with salt and black pepper. Then, stuff the loin. Spread the stuffing over the meat, leaving a 1 to 2-inch border all around. Starting at a long side, roll up the pork to enclose the filling. To prevent the stuffing from falling out while roasting, fold about an inch of the short edges in as you roll.

   

10. Firmly tie a kitchen string around the meat. Start by tying the loin lengthwise and then widthwise in four or five places, or place it in a butcher’s netting. Season with salt and pepper.

    

11. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes. Then, turn the heat down to 170 °C/ 325 °F and cook for another 40 minutes or until the meat is cooked through. It's cooked when your instant read thermometer shows 80 °C/ 175 °F. When done, cover with foil and let it rest.
    When hot, the loin will be fragile and the stuffing may fall out as you slice it. Once it cools down completely, the stuffing will set.

    

12. You can use the meat drippings to make Ultimate Keto Gravy and serve the loin with Creamy Keto Mash. Enjoy! :-)

    

Recipe

Pork Loin Stuffed with Pumpkin & Sausage

★★★★☆4.4 (18 ratings)

Stuffed pork loin is an excellent keto autumn/ winter dish. The sweetness of pumpkin goes perfectly with spicy ...

Hands on

30m

Overall

1h 30m

Servings

8

3.9 g

Net carbs

46.5 g

Protein

36.4 g

Fat

540

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Ingredients makes 8 servings

• 1.4 kg pork loin (3 lb)
• 1 lb gluten-free sausage meat (450 g)
• 2 tbsp ghee (30 g / 1.1 oz)
• 1 medium white onion (110 g/ 3.9 oz)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 cups diced pumpkin (230 g/ 8.1 oz)
• ¹/₂ average Spanish chorizo sausage or other hard sausage (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
• 1 tbsp each freshly chopped rosemary and sage
• 1 tsp salt or more to taste (I like pink Himalayan)
• ¹/₂ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Suggestions for Sides:
• Ultimate Keto Gravy - you can use meat drippings from the loin to make it
• Creamy Keto Mash

Instructions

1. Prepare the stuffing. Preheat the oven to 230 °C/ 450 °F. Remove the sausage casing and place the sausage meat on a hot pan greased with a tablespoon of ghee. Break any large pieces with a spatula.

2. Cook until the meat is browned from all sides. This will take just 6-8 minutes. Then, use a slotted spoon and transfer the meat in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Peel and slice the onion and chop the garlic. Place in a the same pan greased with the remaining ghee.

3. Cook over a medium heat until fragrant and lightly browned. This will take about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, dice the chorizo (or any hard sausage) and chop the rosemary and sage.

4. Add the chorizo, rosemary and sage into the pan with onion and garlic and cook for just about 2 minutes over a medium heat.

5. Place the pumpkin in the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes until fork-tender. When done, take off the heat and transfer to the bowl with the cooked sausage. Mix until well combined.

6. Score the loin using a sharp knife. Make the cuts close together and cut through the skin and fat, but not through the meat.
   I used a large loin but you can use two smaller tenderloins instead.

7. Butterfly the loin. Using a sharp knife held parallel to your work surface, start slicing the meat lengthwise ...

8. ... slowly pressing it out to create a flat loin you can roll up.

9. Pound it with a meat mallet if too thick. Season with salt and black pepper. Then, stuff the loin. Spread the stuffing over the meat, leaving a 1 to 2-inch border all around. Starting at a long side, roll up the pork to enclose the filling. To prevent the stuffing from falling out while roasting, fold about an inch of the short edges in as you roll.

10. Firmly tie a kitchen string around the meat. Start by tying the loin lengthwise and then widthwise in four or five places, or place it in a butcher’s netting. Season with salt and pepper.

11. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes. Then, turn the heat down to 170 °C/ 325 °F and cook for another 40 minutes or until the meat is cooked through. It's cooked when your instant read thermometer shows 80 °C/ 175 °F. When done, cover with foil and let it rest.
    When hot, the loin will be fragile and the stuffing may fall out as you slice it. Once it cools down completely, the stuffing will set.

12. You can use the meat drippings to make Ultimate Keto Gravy and serve the loin with Creamy Keto Mash. Enjoy! :-)

Nutrition per serving, 1 slice

Carbs 3%Protein 35%Fat 62% of calories

Net carbs

3.9 g

Total carbs

4.7 g

Fiber

0.9 g

Sugars

1.8 g

Protein

46.5 g

Fat

36.4 g

Saturated fat

13 g

Calories

540 kcal

Sodium

766 mg · 33.3% RDA

Magnesium

54 mg · 13.5% RDA

Potassium

952 mg · 47.6% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per serving	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean and fat, raw	0 g	33.6 g	21.4 g	337
Sausages, pastured, free of gluten and sugar	0.3 g	9.3 g	10 g	129
Onion, white, fresh	1.1 g	0.2 g	0 g	6
Garlic, fresh	0.5 g	0.1 g	0 g	2
Pumpkin, fresh	1.7 g	0.3 g	0 g	8
Chorizo sausage, Spanish, hard type	0.2 g	3 g	4.9 g	58
Rosemary, fresh	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Sage, fresh	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	3.9 g	46.5 g	36.4 g	540

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free