Lomo de Cerdo

Evans's Note:

In my recipe book, The Complete Spanish Cookbook, by Jacki Passmore, there is a recipe for LOMO DE CERDA, Loin of Pork. It is a substantial tapa, or snack which is served in a small pottery dish with a sliced roll to mop up the juices. Here is the recipe she gives:

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Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ½ lb pork tenderloin , butt or shoulder
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small carrot , sliced
• 1 small onion , sliced
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 2 large tomatoes , peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Directions:

1. Remove the rind from the pork(if there is one) Brown the pork in the olive oil, then brown the carrot and onion.
2. Place in a saucepan with the bay leaves, garlic, tomatoes, peppercorns and rosemary.
3. Add water to cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, adding the vinegar in the final few minutes of cooking.
4. Lift out and thinly slice the pork.
5. Place in a dish with the vegetables and sauce to cover.

Reviews

[Mia #3]

I enjoy having pork this way, try adding a little white, and roasting potatoes all way around the roast, it's wonderful, with a nice green salad, you have a lovely meal.

[mianbao]

We enjoyed this for dinner this evening. Because we had it as a main dish, not an appetizer, I used about twice as much pork tenderloin, but multiplied the aromatics only by 1.5. I also used 4 small carrots. Followed the recipe other than that, braising the pork, then cooking in liquid over low heat for 1 hour and a half, as the recipe says. Very nice. Will use this recipe again. Thank you for sharing.

[rouxdog]

Bay leaves, pork and olive oil. You can't go wrong with that....