Italian Stuffed Pork Loin With Olive Relish Recipes

PORK LOIN IN THE STYLE OF PORCHETTA

Steps:

• In a 10- to 12-inch saute pan, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil over medium-high heat until smoking. Add the sliced onion and fennel and saute until softened and lightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add the ground pork or sweet Italian sausage, fennel seeds, rosemary, garlic, and 1 to 2 tablespoons pepper (depending on your taste), and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pork is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
• Meanwhile, place the pork loin flat on your work surface and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Add all but 1 tablespoon of the fennel fronds, the bread crumbs, and eggs to the pork mixture and mix gently. Spread the mixture over the pork loin. Roll it up, starting from a long side, like a jelly roll, and tie with butcher's twine.☞TESTER TIP: To prevent the filling from squishing out the ends, poke several long skewers through the porchetta near both ends to help close them before tying with twine.
• Scatter the red onions in a roasting pan and place the pork loin on top. Drizzle the pork and onions with olive oil and rub to coat. Roast for 75 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 135°F (57°C).
• Remove the pork loin from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Slice the pork loin into 1-inch-thick pieces. Serve the pork drizzled with the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and a good squeeze of lemon, garnished with the reserved fennel fronds, and with the onions on the side. (You can toss any leftovers in the fridge and slice them thin for the king of sandwiches the next day.)

OLIVE-STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season pork all over with salt and black pepper. Using a sharp knife, make several slits in pork, about 1-inch deep. Stuff olives into slits all over pork. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to an oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Sear pork on all sides and then remove from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, 2 tablespoons oil, honey, Dijon mustard, and thyme. Pour mixture all over pork. Bake approximately 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 150 to 160 degrees F. Let pork stand 10 minutes before slicing crosswise into 1-inch thick slices.

ITALIAN STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Line a jelly roll pan with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine tomatoes, basil, nuts, garlic, cheese and oil in a food processor. Process until well blended and slightly chunky in texture. (Like a pesto).
• Blend tomato-basil mixture with ricotta cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Rinse the tenderloin and pat dry. Slice the loin horizontally,nearly, but not all the way through. The roast should open like a book.
• Pound the meat with a mallet, to an even 1/2 inch thickness. Lay the meat on three to four lengths of twine.
• Spread a thick layer of filling over the meat, leaving a one inch border around the edges.
• Starting at the long edge, roll the meat, tucking the ragged edges into the roll. Secure with twine. Place on prepared jelly roll pan.
• Sprinkle roast lightly with garlic salt and italian seasoning.
• Bake until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.
• Let rest 5-10 minutes after baking, then slice, removing the twine as you go.