Roasted Garlic and Chile-Crusted Pork Loin
- 2 bulbs Roasted Garlic (see Note)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons ground ancho chile
- 2 teaspoons dried flaked chipotle chile
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 boneless double pork loin roast (about 3 pounds)
- 4 large cloves garlic, quartered
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- Squeeze the roasted garlic pulp from each clove into a bowl.
- Add the salt, ground and flaked chiles, cumin, brown sugar, and olive oil and make a wet rub.
- Stab holes into the pork loin and insert a quarter of a garlic clove into each.
- Massage the wet rub all over the meat, pushing some of it in between the two loins.
- Do this ahead, cover, and refrigerate overnight for maximum flavor penetration.
- Fire up the grill, mounding a hot coal bed on one side.
- Just before grilling, season the meat all over with the salt and a grinding of black pepper.
- Set the meat directly over the coals to sear for 2 minutes, making sure to scrape onto the roast any of the coating rub stuck to the plate it was setting on.
- Sear the remaining 3 sides for 2 minutes each.
- Push the meat to the other side of the grill, away from the coals.
- Cover the grill and adjust the heat so that it's from 325 to 350 degrees F inside.
- Roast for about 1 hour, till the meat reaches an internal temperature of 150 degrees F. Pull the roast off the grill and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Carve and serve immediately, or let it cool completely and then slice for sandwiches.
- Note: To make roasted garlic, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cut the top off of each of two garlic bulb, slicing into the points of the cloves.
- Place them cut side up on a piece of foil.
- Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Wrap the foil up around the bulbs and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, till they release their perfume.
- Open the foil and test for doneness.
- The cloves should squeeze softly when pinched.
- Bake a little longer if they seem to need it.
- Roasted garlic keeps for several days in the fridge.
- Makes 2 bulbs.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-garlic-and-chile-crusted-pork-loin-recipe.html (may not work)