January Pork
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 10 juniper berries
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 clove
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 lbs boneless center pork loin
- 1 bay leaf
- 2/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup poultry or 1/2 cup meat stock
- salt
- Combine the olive oil, juniper berries, garlic, clove and pepper in a food processor.
- Process until finely chopped.
- Put the pork in a dish large enough to hold it and rub the entire surface with the mixture.
- Lightly cover and let marinate in the fridge for 18 to 24 hours.
- Next day preheat oven to 325u0b0F.
- Transfer the pork and marinade to a shallow roasting pan.
- Sprinkle the meat lightly with salt and set the bay leaf on top of the roast.
- Roast For 1 hour and 50 minutes or until internal temperature of 155u0b0F.
- Baste the meat with the pan juices and the wine adding the wine in thirds: the first third goes over the pork after the first 30 minutes of cooking.
- Add another third after 20 minutes and another third is poured over the meat after 10 minutes.
- Add a little water if the pan juices threaten to burn.
- Once the meat is done cooking remove it and place on a platter and keep warm.
- Degrease the pan juices and keep them hot as well.
- If the pan juices are skimpy,set the pan over high heat and stir in the broth.
- Simmer the juices as you scrape up the brown bits.
- Taste for seasoning and keep warm.
- Thinly slice the pork and arrange it on a warm platter.
- moisten with pan juices and serve hot.
extra virgin olive oil, berries, garlic, clove, black pepper, pork loin, bay leaf, dry white wine, poultry, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/january-pork-98842 (may not work)