Roast Pork Loin with Saba

Name: Roast Pork Loin with Saba
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water; 237 milliliters dry red wine; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 907 grams pork loin; 4 rosemary sprigs; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 8 thyme sprigs; 237 milliliters vegetable stock or low-sodium broth; 118 milliliters saba or vincotto (see Note)

Roast Pork Loin with Sab A mixture of bay leaf, vegetable stock, wine, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the olive oil with the thyme, rosemary, garlic, bay leaf and 2 tablespoons of the saba.

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Olive Oil

Bay Leaves

Rosemary

Garlic

Thyme

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Bowl

Add the pork and turn to coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning a few times.

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Marinade

Pork

Preheat the oven to 35

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Oven

In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove the pork from the marinade; reserve the marinade. Season the pork all over with salt and pepper, add to the skillet and cook over moderate heat until browned all over, about 2 minutes per side.

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Salt And Pepper

Marinade

Pork

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a plate.

Add the red wine to the skillet and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.

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Red Wine

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Frying Pan

Add the vegetable stock and the reserved marinade and bring to a boil.

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Vegetable Stock

Marinade

Add the pork, fat side up, and roast in the oven for about 50 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the loin registers 14

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Pork

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Transfer the pork to a rimmed baking sheet and let rest for 10 minutes. Strain the liquid from the skillet into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over moderate heat.

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Pork

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add 1/4 cup of the saba and stir in the cornstarch slurry. Simmer the sauce, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Corn Starch

Sauce

Preheat the broiler.

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Broiler

Brush the top of the roast with 2 tablespoons of the saba and broil for about 1 minute, or until glazed. Turn the roast, brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons of saba and broil for 1 minute.

Let the pork rest for 10 minutes. Carve the roast and serve with the sauce.

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Sauce

Pork