ROAST LOIN OF PORK WITH CARAWAY, LEMON AND GARLIC
This recipe is a wonderful addition to a celebratory feast, or a weekend winter meal. Some advice if you can't find a loin on the bone: Buy a boneless rolled pork loin and stab it in several places with a knife, then push small amounts of the spice paste into the meat. Smear the rest all over. The aroma of caraway and clove sweetly permeates the meat alongside the sweet-sharpness of the garlic and the out-and-out sharpness of the lemon. The result is robust without being heavy, and the apples roasted alongside the pork provide a juicy edge and a beautiful accompaniment.
Provided by Nigella Lawson
Categories dinner, roasts, main course
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425 degrees. Set pork aside at room temperature. Using a mortar and pestle, crush garlic with 1 teaspoon salt to make a paste. Add (but do not crush) cloves, caraway, lemon juice, chili oil and black pepper to taste. Crumble in bay leaves, and mix well.
- Place pork loin rind-side down; there will be a groove running along its length where chops join with bone. Rub spiced garlic paste into groove. Rub any extra paste around pork, leaving rind dry. Coat bottom of a roasting pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil, and place onion disks in an overlapping line down length of pan. Place pork rind-side up on onion, and sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Roast pork for 1 1/2 hours. After 45 minutes of roasting, score apples around circumference, and if necessary, trim bottoms so they sit upright without wobbling. Arrange apples in roasting pan, and continue to cook everything together for 45 minutes.
- To serve, remove pan from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a carving board, and slice into chops. Serve each chop with a baked apple.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 780, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 44 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 65 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 553 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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[email protected]This is one of my favorite pork recipes. It's so easy to make, and the results are always amazing. I love the crispy skin and the tender, juicy meat. I usually serve it with roasted potatoes and gravy, but it's also great with rice or pasta.
Qalbe Abbas
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times, and it's always a hit. The pork is always juicy and flavorful, and the sauce is delicious. I like to serve it with mashed potatoes and green beans.
Harinitha Wasathhara
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! The pork was so tender and flavorful, and the sauce was perfect. I served it with roasted vegetables, and it was a delicious and healthy meal.
Lydia ford
[email protected]I made this recipe for a dinner party, and it was a huge success. Everyone loved the pork, and they couldn't stop talking about how delicious it was. I will definitely be making this again for future parties.
Amanda Zulu
[email protected]This is one of my favorite pork recipes. It's so easy to make, and the results are always amazing. I love the crispy skin and the tender, juicy meat. I usually serve it with roasted potatoes and gravy, but it's also great with rice or pasta.
Harka sarki
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times, and it's always a hit. The pork is always juicy and flavorful, and the sauce is delicious. I like to serve it with mashed potatoes and green beans.
Jet Black
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! The pork was so tender and flavorful, and the sauce was perfect. I served it with roasted vegetables, and it was a delicious and healthy meal.
mzamani Kenneth
[email protected]I'm a beginner cook, and this recipe was easy to follow. The pork turned out perfectly, and the sauce was amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
Nosihle Miselwa
[email protected]I made this recipe for a dinner party, and it was a huge success. Everyone loved the pork, and they couldn't stop talking about how delicious it was. I will definitely be making this again for future parties.
Kellyanne Teddybear
[email protected]This is my new favorite pork recipe. It's so easy to make, and the results are always amazing. I love the crispy skin and the tender, juicy meat. I usually serve it with mashed potatoes and gravy, but it's also great with rice or pasta.
Sophia Adeola
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pork, but this recipe changed my mind. The pork was so flavorful and moist, and the sauce was delicious. I served it with roasted potatoes and green beans, and it was a perfect meal.
Sharif Sardar
[email protected]This recipe was a hit with my family! The pork was tender and juicy, and the caraway, lemon, and garlic flavors were perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making this again.