Roast pork loin: (Serves 6 – 8)

Ingredients:

  • 1.8 – 2.2 kg loin of pork

  • 4 sliced onions

  • Oil

  • Butter

  • 3 – 4 cups Breadcrumbs

  • 1 tablespoon chopped either sage/thyme/oregano/rosemary

  • Sea Salt

  • 10 baby apples

  • Kitchen string


Process:

  • Stuffing:

    • Cook onions, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1 tablespoon butter over low heart for 10 minutes or until soft and golden.

    • Mix with breadcrumbs and chosen herb.


  • Pork:

    • Preheat oven to 220˚C

    • With the point of a sharp knife, score the skin of the pork at 1.5 cm intervals.

    • Lay loin out flat.

    • Place the stuffing down the middle and roll up.

    • Secure with kitchen string.

    • Rub the skin with oil and salt.

    • Place meat on a rack in a baking dish.

    • Bake for 30 minutes.

    • Reduce the heat to 200˚C and bake for a further 30 minutes.

    • Make a cut around the circumference of the apples.

    • Place with the pork on the baking rack and cook for a further 20 minutes or until the pork is cooked to your liking.


Source: Donna Hay: Page 99, 120

0 comments: