Loin of Pork with Fennel

Name: Loin of Pork with Fennel
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 710 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 473 milliliters sliced fennel (1 large bulb); 1 Tbsp minced fresh thyme leaves; 2 large cloves teaspoons minced garlic; 6 servings Kosher salt; 6 servings Good olive oil; 1 Tbsp Pernod or white wine; 2 kilograms loin of pork, butterflied; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 473 milliliters sliced yellow onions (2 onions)

Loin of Pork with Fennel might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 68g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 743 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, garlic, thyme leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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For the stuffing, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan.

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Olive Oil

Stuffing

Butter

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Frying 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.

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Fennel

Onion

Pepper

Salt

Add the garlic and thyme and cook for 1 more minute.

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Garlic

Thyme

Add the Pernod and cook for another minute, deglazing the pan. Cool slightly.

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Pernod

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Frying Pan

Add the bread crumbs and 1 teaspoon of salt to the stuffing mixture.

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Breadcrumbs

Stuffing

Salt

Lay the pork on a board fat side down, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork

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.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Stuffing

Spread

Pork

Roll

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Twine

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.)

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Pork Loin