Pesto Pork Loin
photo by ROV Chef
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 3 -4 lbs pork loin
- 6 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 cup basil pesto
directions
- Spoon pesto into an ice cube tray and freeze for at least an hour. (Freezing pesto in ice cube trays and keeping the pesto cubes in freezer bags is a great way to store pesto and to have in off-season).
- Preheat oven to 400F°.
- Take a long knife and cut two holes, evenly spaced, into the loin.
- Insert frozen pesto into the holes.
- Lay out bay leaves on pan and place pork loin on top.
- Rub loin with seasoning salt and spoon minced garlic over top.
- Chop fresh thyme and add vinager in a pouring container.
- Slowly pour a small amount onto the loin making sure not to cause the garlic to fall off.
- Place in the oven, checking every 15 minutes and pouring more of the vinegar over the top.
- Cook for 2 hours.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ROV Chef
Kennewick, WA
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