Arista Toscana with Carmelized Onions and Milk
- 12 cloves garlic, peeled, left whole
- 3 lg. Spanish onions, peeled
- 3 lb. pork loin, with bone
- 2 cups whole milk
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Smash garlic cloves to paste and place in roasting pan large enough to hold pork loin.
- Slice the onions into 1-inch thick rounds and line the bottom of the pan over the garlic.
- Season the pork roast all over with salt and pepper and make 4 incisions along the bone 3 inches deep.
- Stuff two cloves of garlic into each incision and place pork roast into roasting pan on top of the onions and garlic.
- Pour 2 cups of milk over the roast into pan and place in oven for 65 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and remove the pork roast to a warm platter.
- Place half of the cooked onions and all the drippings into a blender and blend for 30 seconds or until smooth and thick.
- Arrange the other half of the onions in a pile on the serving platter and carve pork off of bone.
- Slice meat into 1/2-inch thick slices and arrange over onions.
- Pour sauce from blender over meat and serve immediately.
garlic, spanish onions, pork loin, milk, salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/5172 (may not work)