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WHOLE PORK LOIN

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1 h 30 min

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3,654,022 views  This week on Basics I'm going to show you how to take an entire pork loin and break it down into a perfect pork roast with some additional pork chops.

6 Servings

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INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

INGREDIENTS

boneless pork loin

1 whole boneless pork loin

fresh rosemary

2 ½ tbsp fresh rosemary

garlic, minced

8 cloves garlic, minced

olive oil

⅓ cup olive oil

lemons

3 lemons

Pancetta

Pancetta

sprigs rosemary

4 sprigs rosemary

sprigs thyme

4 sprigs thyme

Fresh parsley

Fresh parsley

Garlic Cloves

2 whole Garlic Cloves

Chicken stock

Chicken stock

Dry sherry

Dry sherry

sprigs thyme

2 sprigs thyme

butter

2 tbsp butter

Salt

Salt

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

DIRECTIONS

1.

For the Pork Loin

1.

Start by butterflying your center cut loin. Place a large cut down the bottom third of the roast opening it up like a book until we reach the other end of the roast at which point you make another cut opening the roast yet again, kinda like a pamphlet.

boneless pork loin

1 whole boneless pork loin

2.

Cover with plastic wrap and use a meat mallet to pound out the pork until it has leveled out. You don’t want to tenderize it or anything like that, just make it even.

3.

In a cold stainless steel pan, place minced cloves of garlic and a few tablespoons of freshly chopped rosemary along with olive oil and the lemon zest.

fresh rosemary

2 ½ tbsp fresh rosemary

olive oil

⅓ cup olive oil

lemons

1 lemons

garlic, minced

8 cloves garlic, minced

4.

Bring the pan to a slow simmer on a medium low heat and once it has cooked for about 2-3 minutes, strain into a heat-proof container using a fine mesh sieve. Reserve the oil for later, you’ll use the paste now.

5.

Add one pack of pancetta to a food processor and pulse it a few times before adding your garlic and rosemary herb paste mixture. Process until it forms a smooth spreadable paste - so for about 60 seconds.

Pancetta

Pancetta

6.

Season both sides of the pork roast with salt and pepper before placing the pork roast fat side down. Spread the herb mixture even over pork loin leaving about a 2-inch gap on one side of the roast.

Salt

Salt

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

7.

Roll roast tightly towards the 2 inch gap and when it’s totally rolled, use butcher’s twine to tightly secure pork. You should tie a knot about every inch. Place on a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet and cook at 275°F for about 2 hours or until it reads 135°F in the thickest part of the roast.

8.

Add vegetable oil to a cast iron skillet, and once skillet is ripping hot, add your pork roast, browning on all sides. Also cut lemon in half and place in skillet face down. When the lemons are slightly brown, remove from skillet.

lemons

1 lemons

9.

Add lemon juice to the reserved oil from the garlic and rosemary herb spread. Also add some freshly chopped parsley and whisk together until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.

Fresh parsley

Fresh parsley

Salt

Salt

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

10.

Remove butcher’s twine from the roast, and slice into ½ inch thick slices. Top with lemon herb vinaigrette. Serve and enjoy.

11.

For the Pork Chops

1.

Season all pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides. Place two cuts into a vacuum seal bag along with a clove of garlic, sprigs of thyme on one side, and sprigs of rosemary on the other side of the pork chops.

boneless pork loin

1 whole boneless pork loin

Salt

Salt

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

sprigs thyme

2 sprigs thyme

sprigs rosemary

2 sprigs rosemary

Garlic Cloves

1 whole Garlic Cloves

2.

Seal and place in a sous vide bath that is set at 144°F for 60 minutes.

3.

Once they’re done cooking, remove from bag, pat dry, and place on a hot skillet with some oil. You just want to brown the outside, so once it’s brown flip to the other side and make sure every part of your chop gets browned, even the sides. Remove from heat and cover with foil.

4.

In the same pan add chicken stock and sherry along with some sprigs of fresh thyme. Mix around and scrape all the good fond off the bottom of the skillet. Once mixed, add the lemon juice. Simmer.

Chicken stock

1 cup Chicken stock

Dry sherry

¼ cup Dry sherry

lemons

½ lemons

sprigs thyme

2 sprigs thyme

5.

Once the the liquid has reduced by about half, remove the sprigs of thyme, turn off the heat, and add about butter. Mix to combine.

butter

2 tbsp butter

6.

Slice pork chops and top with top with pan sauce.

7.

Serve and enjoy!

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