Braised pork loin with sage is a classic dish that is both flavorful and comforting. The pork is braised in a flavorful liquid, typically made with ingredients such as stock, wine, and herbs, until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. The addition of sage adds a subtly earthy and peppery flavor to the dish, which pairs perfectly with the richness of the pork. Served with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple green salad, braised pork loin with sage is a hearty and satisfying meal that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual weeknight dinner.
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PORK LOIN BRAISED IN MILK
Steps:
- Combine the rosemary, sage, garlic, and salt and pepper in a small bowl and rub it all over the pork. Place the pork on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.
- Place a medium heavy pan that will hold the roast somewhat snugly over medium heat and add the butter and oil. When the butter begins to foam, add the pork and cook, turning occasionally, until lightly golden on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. (Keep your eyes on the butter so it doesn't burn and reduce the heat a bit if needed.)
- Add 1 cup of the milk and stir to loosen the browned bits attached to the bottom of the pan. As soon as the milk comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, partially cover the pan, and simmer until almost all the milk has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Add 1 more cup milk and continue cooking, basting and turning the meat a few times, until most of the milk has evaporated. Cook the pork in this manner, adding the milk 1/2 to 1 cup at a time, until it reads 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 2 hours. (The pork can be cooked up to this point 1 hour or so ahead. In that case, cook only until it reaches 155 degrees F, because it will keep on cooking as it sits in the hot pan juices.)
- Remove the lid and raise the heat to high. If no more milk is left in the pan, add 1/2 cup or so more. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan to release the browned bits and turning the pork once or twice, until most of the milk has evaporated and the meat has a rich, golden brown color. Transfer the pork to a cutting board and let it rest for about 10 minutes while you finish the sauce.
- Spoon off some of the fat from the pan. Add 1/3 cup water and stir quickly, over medium heat, scraping the bottom of the pan until only the brown glazed clusters of milk particles remain.
- Cut the meat into 1/2-inch thick slices and serve topped with a bit of the pan juices.
BRAISED PORK LOIN WITH SAGE
A wonderful aromatic dish out of William-Sonoma. Braising the pork gives a deep flavor to what can be a rather bland meat.
Provided by Nancygirl
Categories Pork
Time 2h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Trim excess fat from pork.
- Tie with butchers string.
- Put 3 sage leaves on top and 3 on the bottom of roast under string.
- Rub the meat with salt & pepper.
- In a dutch oven, on med-high heat, melt butter and oil, when hot add the pork and sear quickly on all sides, 5 minutes or so. The sear is very important. Reduce heat to med-low and add garlic (whole) 1-2 minutes transfer meat and garlic to plate, pour off fat.
- Return meat to pan( with garlic) and bay leaf.
- Add 1/2 cup wine, vinegar, and 2 more sage leaves.
- Cover tightly, reduce to low, simmer for 2 hours turning 1/2 way through cooking, add more wine if needed.
- Let meat rest covered in foil.
- Meanwhile, discard bay,garlic,and sage from pan.
- Skim fat off (you need about 1 cup of liquid, add water if needed.
- Melt 1 tbsp butter into separate pan add flour and cook 1-2 minutes add pan juices whisking constantly until thick and smooth.
- Arrange meat on platter, spoon sauce over top and garnish with sage leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 602.3, Fat 40.6, SaturatedFat 15.8, Cholesterol 165.8, Sodium 118.3, Carbohydrate 5.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.5, Protein 45.4
BRAISED PORK CHOPS WITH SAGE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup salt in a shallow bowl; whisk in 3 cups water. Pierce the pork all over with a fork, then add to the bowl and soak 10 minutes. Remove and pat dry.
- Put the flour on a plate. Season the pork with pepper, then dredge in the flour. Heat the olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; add the pork and cook, undisturbed, until golden on the bottom, 5 minutes. Add the sage to the skillet; flip the pork chops so they rest on top of the sage. Scatter the garlic, lemon slices and pepperoncini around the pork. Cook, undisturbed, until golden on the other side, about 5 more minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, chicken broth and 1/2 cup water to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer, flipping the pork halfway through, until the liquid is reduced by half and the meat is tender, about 15 minutes. Serve with the couscous; top with the parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 548 calorie, Fat 16 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Cholesterol 77 milligrams, Sodium 1004 milligrams, Carbohydrate 59 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 39 grams
MILK-BRAISED PORK WITH LEMON AND SAGE
Braising pork shoulder produces a fall-apart tender roast. And when milk is the braising liquid, what results is a sauce that is reminiscent of flavorfully infused ricotta.
Provided by Molly Baz
Categories Pork Braise Sage Milk/Cream Chard Lemon Dinner Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high until shimmering. Season pork all over with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 12-15 minutes. Pour off excess fat from pot. Add sage, lemon peel, and milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover pot and transfer to oven. Roast pork until very tender, 3 1/2-4 hours.
- Transfer meat to a serving platter. Discard lemon peel, then gently toss Swiss chard in remaining sauce in pot until wilted. Using tongs, transfer Swiss chard to platter alongside pork. Top both with remaining sauce and serve.
SAGE-AND-GARLIC-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN
This roast pork has the depth of a slow-simmering supper but doesn't take long to prepare.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together garlic, sage, salt, pepper, and olive oil in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over pork.
- Heat a large, heavy saute pan over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil. Add pork, and brown all over, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer pan to oven. Roast pork, turning occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 145 degrees to 150 degrees, about 20 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board; tent with foil, and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
ROAST LOIN OF PORK WITH SAGE
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 2h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Chop the garlic and half the sage and insert it in the center of the pork. Squeeze a half lemon over the pork and season the meat with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy casserole or Dutch oven just large enough to hold the loin. Brown the loin on all sides and drain off the fat.
- Arrange the onion over the bottom of the pan and sprinkle with remaining sage leaves and thyme sprigs. Put the loin on top and add the chicken stock and wine. Cover and cook for an hour. Uncover, turn the oven up to 375 degrees, and let the meat brown for 20 to 30 minutes. Test to see if the meat is done. (It is cooked when an internal temperature of 155 degrees on a meat thermometer is registered.)
- Remove the pork loin to a serving dish and keep it warm. (You can put it back in the oven, leaving the door ajar.) Skim the fat from the cooking juices and reduce them until thick. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in a warmed sauce boat. Decorate the pork with sprigs of sage and thyme and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 361, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 671 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
BEER BRAISED PORK LOIN
A delicious way to make an inexpensive cut of meat taste like a million bucks. Spoon sauce over pork to serve along with rice or potatoes.
Provided by Mark D. Wilder
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 2h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat vegetable oil a heavy pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear pork in hot oil until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove roast from pot.
- Drain all but about 3 tablespoons grease from pot. Cook and stir onion and carrots until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir beer, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and cloves into the onion mixture.
- Return pork roast to the pot and cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven until pork is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours.
- Transfer roast to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Remove bay leaf from vegetables.
- Pour the beer and vegetable mixture from the Dutch oven into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the vegetables moving before leaving it on to puree until smooth.
- Bring pureed sauce to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over pork roast to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.8 calories, Carbohydrate 11.2 g, Cholesterol 99.2 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 34.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 670.3 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
PORK BRAISED IN MILK AND CREAM
Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place pork in a container, and rub all over with chopped sage and chopped garlic. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, bring to room temperature. Scrape off and discard sage and garlic; season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a deep, heavy casserole or Dutch oven fitted with a lid, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add pork loin, and brown very well on all sides, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine milk, half-and-half and cream. Bring to a boil, then shut off heat. Using a vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemons in long strips. Set peel aside, and reserve fruit for another use.
- When pork is browned, transfer it to a plate and discard fat that's in casserole. Reduce heat to medium, and add butter to pan. When it is foamy, add garlic cloves. Stir until lightly browned on edges. Add sage leaves, and stir to coat. Put pork back in casserole, and pour in enough of the warm milk mixture to come 1/2 to 2/3 up the sides of pork. Bring to a simmer, add lemon zest and season to taste with salt.
- Partly cover, and simmer until an instant-read thermometer registers 140 degrees (about 15 to 30 minutes; cooking time will vary according to shape of roast and degree of browning). Liquid will form a skin and custard around pork. Shut off heat, and allow to cool. Cover, and refrigerate until shortly before serving.
- To serve, remove pork from milk mixture and carve into 1/8-inch slices. Meanwhile, place casserole over medium heat and reduce liquid to a soupy custard. While the liquid is still a little loose, return sliced pork to casserole and spoon sauce on top. Allow pork to heat through. Serve, spooning some custard, lemon zest and sage on top and sprinkling with coarse salt.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1263, UnsaturatedFat 42 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 104 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 57 grams, SaturatedFat 55 grams, Sodium 1564 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BRAISED PORK LOIN WITH SAVORY VEGETABLES
A tender pork loin roast slow cooked with a handful of root vegetables with a cream gravy finish. I created this recipe using simple braising techniques and matched early spring late winter vegetables that are available year round.
Provided by The Barefoot Infanta
Categories Pork
Time 3h15m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For Best results for this recipe purchase a permarinated and seasoned tenderloin available in your grocery. For this recipe I chose a lemon garlic herb preseasoned tenderloin. However you may use any type but it should be marinated.
- Julienne carrots and celery, mince garlic and prepare shallots, onion by chopping. Leaks may be cut into one to two inch segments or chopped as you prefer.
- In a Dutch Oven heat olive oil on medium high until hot. Carefully add tenderloin and brown on all sides. Remove and set aside.
- Remove any excess oil reserving enough to saute vegetables. Add Garlic, onion and Shallot and saute stirring frequently until translucent.
- Add carrots and celery to onion garlic mixture and stir frequently approximately 3 minutes.
- Add the leak and saute another 2 minutes.
- Add button mushrooms. You will notice some liquid from the vegetables. Stir frequently for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Deglaze with 3/4 cup of wine. If desired you may also use chicken stock (low sodium) with 1 tablespoon of your favorite wine vinegar. I recommend for this recipe a white whine vinegar however you may use any flavor you like.
- Return the browned tenderloin to the Dutch Oven then add Stock until vegetables and loin is almost covered. Add salt and pepper to taste. You may omit salt as the loin is naturally salty from brine.
- Bring to a rolling or hard simmer and reduce heat and simmer approximately 15 minutes.
- In a preheated 375 degree oven add the covered dutch oven and immediately reduce temperature to 275 degrees. Roast for one hour.
- In one hour reduce oven heat to 225 degrees for two hours.
- Remove from oven, then set roast aside, covered in foil to rest. With a slotted spoon remove the vegetables and set aside, covered.
- On stove top at medium heat, bring stock liquid to a simmer.
- While waiting for simmer to begin, whisk corn starch into cream and incorporate fully.
- When simmer begins reduce heat to medium low and add the corn starch cream mixture stirring constantly until thickened. It should not take long to thicken depending the liquid volume and amount of corn starch. If needed add additional cornstarch incorporated into water or cream. Remove from heat and gravy will thicken as it cools.
- Slice tenderloin and serve with gravy over meat or on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.9, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 127.1, Sodium 278.1, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 5.2, Protein 31.4
Tips:
- To ensure the pork loin is cooked evenly, use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. It should read 145°F (63°C) for medium-rare, 155°F (68°C) for medium, or 165°F (74°C) for well done.
- If you don't have a Dutch oven, you can use a large skillet or braising pan. Just make sure it has a lid.
- You can also add other vegetables to the pot, such as carrots, potatoes, or celery.
- Serve the pork loin with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple salad.
Conclusion:
Braised pork loin with sage is a classic dish that is both flavorful and comforting. It's perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. The pork loin is braised in a flavorful broth until it is tender and juicy, and the sage adds a lovely aromatic flavor. Serve it with your favorite sides and enjoy!
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