Loin of Pork in White Wine With Garlic, Fennel and Rosemary
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 (3 lb) boneless pork loin, trimmed of any skin and excess fat
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon fennel seed
- 2 -3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 garlic cloves, skin on
- 1⁄3 cup fresh rosemary
- 4 bay leaves, preferably fresh
- 1 fennel bulb, sliced
- 1 (750 ml) bottle Chardonnay wine
directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400°F.
- Using kitchen twine, tie the loin so it holds together or, if you're lucky, your butcher will do it for you.
- Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Roll the meat in the fennel seeds till covered.
- In a casserole, roasting pan or large saute pan which is oven proof, melt half the butter and half the olive oil over medium high heat.
- Sear the pork on all sides (including the ends, until the meat is nice and golden all over.
- If your pork is very lean (my preference), you may need to add a bit more olive oil during the braising process.
- Add the garlic cloves, the sliced fennel, the rosemary and bay leaves and the wine.
- Loosely tent the pan with foil and place in the pre-heated oven.
- Roast until the meat thermometer reaches 150°F.
- The pork cooks rather quickly, so check after about 30-35 minutes; depending on your oven it should be done within about three-quarters of an hour.
- Remove the meat to a platter and cover with the foil.
- Add the remaining butter to the drippings and fennel herb mixture and stir till butter melts.
- Pour on platter around the pork and enjoy.
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Reviews
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The meat itself was very bland. My whole family declared this "you've made better". I found that the whole bottle of wine did not reduce much, baking as directed until 150* internal temp. The fennel flavor was good, but since others thought that 1 T> was too much, I reduced it to 1 t. Other than that, I followed the directions exactly and it was very average. Since many others liked it, it must just be me.
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I just saw Jamie`s show where he made this moist and tender recipe! I used his idea to wet a piece of parchment and place it over the roast while baking. The fennel seed was also ground up using much more then a tablespoon! (He was very generous with the fennel)I used my Flavored Salt Recipe #8217 to rub into the pork before the fennel!
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This was YUMMY!! I, ahem, used too much fennel seed but... next time I'll read the recipe properly, lol. I wish I had used more fennel - 1 wasn't enough of a veggie for a family of 4 and it came out nice! I used a 3.20 lb *boneless* loin & we only ate about 1/2 of it. I just might serve this at a holiday! Thanks!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef Kate
Annapolis, 60
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