Air Fryer Pork Loin
You’re going to love this pork loin roast! Cooking it in an air fryer means the outside forms a crisp golden crust that locks the juices inside for perfectly tender meat.
Serve this juicy pork roast with a side of mashed potatoes and your favorite green vegetable for the perfect Sunday dinner.
Pork Tenderloin vs. Pork Loin
Pork tenderloin and pork loin can be easy to mix up, but they’re totally different! Pork tenderloin is a long, thin piece of meat that comes from the muscle that runs along the backbone. Pork loin, or pork loin roast, is a larger piece of meat that’s wide and thick, similar to pork chops.
While pork tenderloin is delicate and well suited for quick cooking methods like grilling or sauteing, pork loin is perfect for roasting. In fact, it’s often labelled pork loin roast!
For this recipe, you’ll want a boneless pork loin.
The size roast you can make will depend on how big your air fryer is. A 3 pound roast fit perfectly in my 2.6 quart air fryer.
How to Season Pork Loin Roast
Traditionally, pork roast is flavored with earthy seasonings like garlic, rosemary, sage, or thyme.
You can make your own seasoning rub from scratch or use a store bought seasoning mix. Poultry seasoning actually works really well!
Note: If your seasoning mix already contains salt, reduce the amount of kosher salt in this recipe to ¼ teaspoon.
Making Pork Loin in an Air Fryer
Cooking pork roast in the air fryer is pretty simple. Trim away any excess fat from the outside of the pork loin, then rub it down with salt and spices and give it a quick spritz of oil spray to help the outside of the roast crisp and brown. Cook at 370°F for 12-14 minutes per pound.
I highly recommend using an instant read thermometer here – you want the internal temperature of the roast to be between 145°F (for medium) and 160°F (for well done). Let the pork roast rest for 5 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute before you slice it.
What About the Gravy?
No roast is complete without gravy! Since the air fryer locks in all of the juices, you won’t have any pan drippings to work with. Luckily, I have you covered. My recipe for how to make gravy without drippings is so delicious!
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You’re going to love this pork loin roast! Cooking it in an air fryer means the outside forms a crisp golden crust that locks the juices inside for perfectly tender meat.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. pork loin roast
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt*
- 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
- Oil spray
Instructions
- Heat your air fryer to 370°F.
- Trim away any excess fat from the outside of the pork loin.
- Rub the pork all over with salt and poultry seasoning.
- Spritz with oil spray.
- Place the pork roast in the basket of your air fryer. Cook for 12-14 minutes per pound, or until the roast reaches an internal temperature of 145-160°F. A 3 pound roast will take about 40 minutes.
- Transfer the pork loin to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
*If your seasoning mix already contains salt, reduce the amount of kosher salt in this recipe to ¼ teaspoon.
4050 g343.5 mg12.1 g0.1 g68.9 g190.4 mg
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Can you cook the pork loin in an air fryer after marinating it in bbq sauce?
Yes, you could, Michael, but if the BBQ sauce has a high sugar content it might blacken as it cooks. You can wipe excess sauce off the pork before cooking and then baste it with more sauce as it nears the end of cooking to try to avoid that or use foil to cover it.