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Stuffed Pork Loin Roast

Name: Stuffed Pork Loin Roast
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2-pound boned pork loin; 4 ounces raisins (a mix of golden and purple raisins is nice); 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves; 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh sage leaves; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced; 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds; Pinch of ground cloves; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.; 2 large yellow onions sliced into 1/2-inch-thick slices (for bottom of roasting pan)

Stuffed with raisins, herbs and shallots and roasted on a bed of yellow onions, this pork loin is a superb centerpiece for your holiday table.

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Stuffed Pork Loin Roast

Stuffed with raisins, herbs and shallots and roasted on a bed of yellow onions, this pork loin is a superb centerpiece for your holiday table.

Supplies

2 1/2-pound boned pork loin
4 ounces raisins (a mix of golden and purple raisins is nice)
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh sage leaves
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
Pinch of ground cloves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2 large yellow onions sliced into 1/2-inch-thick slices (for bottom of roasting pan)

Steps

One hour before cooking, take pork out of the fridge to warm up.
Place raisins in a small bowl, and add enough boiling water to cover them. Set aside to soak for several minutes. Drain.
When the pork has warmed up, preheat oven to 375°F.
Slice pork lengthwise, without cutting all the way through, so that it opens like a book. (You want to open up the meat so that you can stuff it and then tie it back up. The goal is to get a wide, even piece of meat with the same thickness all around).
Stir in rosemary, sage, garlic, shallot, fennel, cloves and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Place this herb mixture in the center of the pork loin, roll it up, and tie with 3 pieces of kitchen twine.
Set the pork on a bed of thickly sliced onions in a roasting pan just larger than the meat.
Roast for about 1 hour, or until the skin is crisp and an instant-read thermometer reads 145°F in the thickest part of the pork. Take the roast out of the oven, transfer it to a cutting board, and let it rest for 20 minutes before carving it into thick slices.