Loin of pork with fennel is a classic dish that is both flavorful and easy to make. The combination of tender pork and aromatic fennel creates a harmonious blend of flavors that is sure to impress your guests. Fennel's slightly sweet, licorice-like flavor perfectly complements the richness of the pork, while its crunchy texture adds a delightful contrast to the meat's softness. It's a versatile dish, perfect for any occasion, from a casual weeknight meal to a special celebratory dinner. This article will provide you with all the necessary information and guidance to create an unforgettable loin of pork with fennel dish.
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ROAST LOIN OF PORK WITH FENNEL
Make and share this Roast Loin of Pork With Fennel recipe from Food.com.
Provided by CIndytc
Categories Pork
Time P1DT20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- With a mortar and pestle, or in a food processor fitted with a steel blade, grind together the garlic, 1 T. salt, and thyme leaves. Add the mustard. Spread the mixture over the loin of pork and allow it to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut eh fennel bulbs in thick wedges, cutting through the core. Toss the fennel, carrots, potatoes, and onions in a bowl with the olive oil, melted butter, salt and pepper to taste. Place the vegetables in a large roasting pan and cook for 30 minutes. Add the pork loin to the pan and continue to cook for another 30 to 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the middle of the pork reads exactly 138°F
- Remove the meat from the pan and return the vegetables to the oven to keep cooking. Cover the meat with aluminum foil and allow it to rest for 15 minutes. Remove the strings from the meat and slice it thickly. Arrange the meat and vegetables on a platter. Sprinkle with salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Serve warm.
ROAST LOIN OF PORK WITH FENNEL
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- With a mortar and pestle or in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, grind together the garlic, salt, and thyme leaves. Add the mustard and combine. Spread the mixture over the loin of pork and allow it to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the fennel bulbs into thick wedges, slicing through the core. Toss the fennel, carrots, potatoes, and onions in a bowl with the olive oil, melted butter, salt, and pepper.
- Transfer the vegetables to a large roasting pan and cook for 30 minutes. Add the pork to the pan and continue to cook for another 30 to 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the middle of the pork reads exactly 138 degrees. Remove the meat from the pan and return the vegetables to the oven to keep cooking. Cover the meat with aluminum foil and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
- Remove the strings from the meat and slice it thickly. Arrange the meat and vegetables on a platter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
LOIN OF PORK WITH FENNEL
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- For the stuffing, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan. Add the onions and fennel with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook over low to medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions and fennel are tender and lightly browned. Add the garlic and thyme and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Pernod and cook for another minute, deglazing the pan. Cool slightly.
- Add the bread crumbs and 1 teaspoon of salt to the stuffing mixture. Lay the pork on a board fat side down, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread the stuffing evenly on the pork and roll up lengthwise, ending with the fat on the top of the roll. Tie with kitchen string, rub with olive oil, and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.
- Place the rolled pork loin on a baking rack on a sheet pan and roast for 30 minutes. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F and roast for another 20 to 30 minutes, until the interior of the pork is 137 degrees F. (If the thermometer hits stuffing rather than pork, it will register a higher temperature, so test the meat in several places.) Remove from the oven and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Allow to rest for 15 minutes. Remove the strings, slice thickly, and serve.
LOIN OF PORK IN WHITE WINE WITH GARLIC, FENNEL AND ROSEMARY
This is a Jamie Oliver recipe which we tried when I was trying to convince two friends they would like fennel. It was so fabulous that it's become a staple. The finished roast is marvelous and leftovers (if you have any) are just as good warmed up or made into sandwiches. We generally make an apple and pear compote (apples, pears, lemon juice in a gratin dish in the oven beside the pork) to go with it. A fabulous meal, good enough for a holiday dinner.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories Pork
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 629.5, Fat 35, SaturatedFat 12.7, Cholesterol 153.1, Sodium 142.4, Carbohydrate 8.2, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 1.2, Protein 45.8
ROASTED PORK, FENNEL, AND ONIONS
Great for big feasts! Olive oil can be substituted for butter, if you'd rather eat olive oil than butter.
Provided by Christine L.
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 1h50m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup sage. Cook and stir until leaves are slightly crisp, about 1 minute. Remove leaves with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. Cool, wrap in paper towels, and seal in a plastic bag. Set aside. Reserve the butter.
- Mix the pepper and cumin in a small bowl. Rinse roast and pat dry; rub evenly with the pepper and cumin. Tuck remaining 1/2 cup sage leaves under the strings on the smooth (fattiest) side of the roast. Set the pork, herb side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Spread olive oil in the bottom of a medium baking dish. Thickly slice fennel and place in the dish. Toss to coat with the olive oil, and drizzle with 3/4 cup orange juice. Place onions in the dish cut side down.
- Place roast on the center rack in the preheated oven. Place fennel and onions on lower rack. Bake the pork and vegetables 1 hour, or until pork reaches a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) and vegetables are tender. Turn fennel once during bake time. Reserving drippings, transfer meat to a platter and keep warm; let stand at least 10 minutes. Keep the vegetables warm in the baking dish.
- Place the roasting pan with reserved drippings over high heat on the stove top, and mix in the reserved butter from Step 1, the remaining 3/4 cup orange juice, stock, and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and stir to scrape up any browned bits in the pan. Cook, stirring often, 10 minutes, or until reduced by about 1/2.
- Arrange onions and fennel around the pork. Garnish with fennel tops, sprinkle with the fried sage leaves, and season with salt to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.5 calories, Carbohydrate 14.7 g, Cholesterol 72.6 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 152.4 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH FENNEL
Categories Garlic Herb Pork Vegetable Roast Dinner Meat Bacon Fennel Fall Winter Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Blend first 8 ingredients in processor until mixture is finely chopped.
- Using tip of small sharp knife, make about twenty 1 1/2-inch-deep incisions all over pork loin. Press 1 generous teaspoonful of pancetta paste into each incision. Rub remaining paste over outside of pork. Arrange bay leaves in bottom of roasting pan. Place pork loin atop bay leaves. Cover; let pork stand at room temperature 2 hours or refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle pork with salt. Roast 45 minutes. Pour 1 1/2 cups stock into pan. Continue to roast until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F, adding more stock if it evaporates and basting pork with juices occasionally, about 45 minutes longer.
- Transfer pork to cutting board. Discard bay leaves. Transfer pan juices to small saucepan. Skim fat from top of juices; boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Transfer to platter. Pour juices over. Surround with fennel and lemon wedges (squeeze lemon over fennel at table).
PORK LOIN WITH CARROTS, FENNEL, AND LEMONS
You only need a handful of ingredients to create this delicious roasted-pork meal.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss together carrots, fennel, lemons, and oil. Season with salt and pepper, arrange in a single layer, and roast 25 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and stir; place pork in center of sheet, sprinkle with coriander, and season with salt and pepper. Roast until vegetables are tender and pork is browned and cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into center should read 145 degrees), 30 to 35 minutes.
- Tent pork with foil and let rest 15 minutes. Reserve 3 cups vegetables in an airtight container for Roasted Vegetable Salad with Lentils recipe. Slice pork and serve with lemons and remaining vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 548 g, Fat 29 g, Fiber 11 g, Protein 50 g, SaturatedFat 10 g
ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FENNEL AND CRANBERRIES
Fennel, rosemary and a touch of heat from cayenne pepper add wonderful flavor to pork tenderloin. Any leftovers are delicious grilled into paninis with brie. -Judy Armstrong, Prairieville, Lousiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, mix salt, fennel seeds, paprika and cayenne. Rub over pork., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Brown pork on all sides. Transfer to a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove tenderloins from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing., Meanwhile, in same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add fennel and shallots; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in wine, cranberries and rosemary. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes., To serve, spoon fennel mixture onto a serving platter. Using a slotted spoon, top with tenderloin slices and, if desired, fennel fronds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 374mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
ROAST PORK WITH FENNEL & ROSEMARY
Tender meat scented with herbs and spices to serve as part of a light lunch- the gravy is super-simple too
Provided by Mary Cadogan
Categories Lunch, Main course
Time 2h25m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Crush the fennel seeds and peppercorns coarsely using a pestle and mortar. Add the garlic and some salt, and crush again to make a paste. Stir in orange zest along with the rosemary and oil.
- Rub the paste all over the pork, then cover with foil. You can now cook the pork or leave it covered in the fridge for up to 24 hrs.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Thickly slice the orange and place in the base of a roasting tin with the onion. Put the pork on top and pour 600ml water into the tin. Roast the joint for 1 hr, add the wine to the tin, then roast for 1 hr more. Baste the joint a few times and add a splash more water if needed.
- Remove the joint from the oven, strain off the meat juices, tightly cover joint with foil, then leave to rest for 15 mins. Pour meat juices into a pan, add the jelly and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve it. Taste and add seasoning if necessary. Thickly slice the pork and serve with a little of the juices poured over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 492 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 44 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
BAKED FENNEL PORK WITH LEMONY POTATOES & ONIONS
Use lean cuts of pork in this low fat one-pot, which is packed with goodness and counts as two of your five-a-day
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Main course, Supper
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Crush the fennel seeds lightly in a pestle and mortar. Mix with half the oil and a little seasoning. Rub into the pork and set aside.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat remaining oil in a shallow ovenproof dish. Soften the onion and garlic for about 5 mins, then tip in the potatoes and brown for a few mins. Add the fennel, lemon juice and about 100ml water. Season, cover with the lid and cook in the oven for 35 mins.
- Remove the lid, stir the potatoes and place the meat on top. Return to the oven, uncovered, and cook for another 10 mins or until the pork is cooked to your liking. Meanwhile, cook the broccoli.
- Scatter over the reserved fennel fronds and serve with the broccoli.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 407 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 0.33 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of pork: For this recipe, a pork loin roast is recommended. It's a lean and tender cut that cooks evenly.
- Marinate the pork: Marinating the pork in a mixture of olive oil, garlic, herbs, and spices helps to infuse it with flavor and keep it moist during cooking.
- Sear the pork before roasting: Searing the pork over high heat creates a golden brown crust that locks in the juices and adds flavor.
- Roast the pork at a low temperature: Roasting the pork at a low temperature ensures that it cooks evenly without drying out.
- Let the pork rest before carving: Allowing the pork to rest before carving allows the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, resulting in a more tender and juicy pork roast.
- Serve with your favorite sides: This pork loin roast pairs well with a variety of sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or a simple green salad.
Conclusion:
This pork loin roast with fennel is a flavorful and juicy dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this recipe is sure to become a favorite.
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