Best Mortadella Stuffed Pork Loin With Rosemary Roasted Potatoes Recipes

MORTADELLA-STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH ROSEMARY POTATOES

Steps:

• Prepare pork: Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Coarsely crush peppercorns and 2 teaspoons kosher salt with mortar and pestle, then add garlic and mash until a paste forms.
• Stir in unsalted butter.
• If pork loin has been tied, discard strings.
• Put loin, fat side down, on a cutting board lined with plastic wrap.
• Butterfly pork in a spiral cut: Find beginning of a flap on 1 long side of loin (where bone was removed).
• Starting at inside edge of flap, make a long cut lengthwise down side of loin with a very sharp boning or paring knife, stopping 1 inch from bottom (this is beginning of spiral).
• Turn knife parallel to bottom of loin and begin to cut your way inward (parallel to bottom), keeping thickness of meat as even as possible, using your other hand to gently lift and pull top portion of meat away from knife, until loin is 1 long flat piece of meat.
• Cover pork with a sheet of plastic wrap and pound to 1/2 inch thick with a smooth meat pounder or rolling pin.
• Remove plastic wrap and spread 1 tablespoon truffle butter over pork.
• Top with half of mortadella, slightly overlapping slices.
• Spread 1 tablespoon truffle butter over mortadella, then top with remaining mortadella and spread with remaining tablespoon truffle butter.
• Beginning with end that was interior of loin, roll up loin tightly and arrange, seam side down (fat side up), on cutting board.
• If fat layer is 1/4 inch thick, make very close crosswise cuts in it (about 1/8 inch apart; do not cut through to meat), then tie with kitchen string at 1-inch intervals.
• Rub roast all over with peppercorn butter, covering fat layer well.
• Put pork, fat side up, on oiled rack in roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 20 minutes.
• Prepare potatoes: While pork is roasting, quarter potatoes.
• Toss with oil, rosemary, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Remove pork from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• Add potatoes to roasting pan, turning them in pan juices to coat, then roast pork with potatoes until thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into meat registers 150°F, 90 minutes or so (watch carefully).
• Transfer pork to a platter and let stand 25 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 450°F and remove rack from roasting pan.
• Spread potatoes out in pan, add mushrooms, and roast in middle of oven, stirring every 5 minutes, until golden brown, about 20 minutes more.
• (If there aren't enough pan juices to keep the mushrooms moist, add a splash of white wine.) Transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm.
• Make sauce: Skim as much fat as possible from pan juices.
• Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners, then add broth and deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute.
• Stir together water and cornstarch, then add to broth mixture and boil, whisking, 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and whisk in truffle butter.
• Discard string, then slice pork and serve with sauce, potatoes, and mushrooms.
• Cooks' note: Pork can be butterflied and stuffed 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Bring to room temperature before proceeding.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH GARLIC AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 13 x 9 x 2-inch roasting pan with foil. Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl. Rub garlic mixture all over pork. Place pork, fat side down, in prepared roasting pan. Roast pork 30 minutes. Turn roast fat side up. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 155°F., about 25 minutes longer. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
• Pour any juices from roasting pan into small saucepan; set over low heat to keep warm. Cut pork crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Arrange pork slices on platter. Pour pan juices over. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.

ROAST PORK LOIN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375°.
• Whisk 1/4 cup oil, garlic, butter, sage and rosemary in a small bowl to blend.
• Place pork in large roast pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Rub herb mixture over pork (can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill).
• Cover pork loosely with foil and roast 2 hours.
• Divide remaining 1/4 cup oil between 2 heavy skillets.
• Heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Divide potatoes between skillets.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Sauté until potatoes are golden brown but not tender, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer potatoes to roasting pan with pork.
• Toss potatoes in pan juices.
• Continue roasting, uncovered, until pork browns, potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Place pork in center of platter, surround with potatoes.
• Pour pan juices into glass measuring cup.
• Spoon off fat.
• Pour juices over pork and potatoes.

ROAST PORK LOIN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Whisk 1/4 cup oil, garlic, butter, sage and rosemary in small bowl to blend. Place pork in large roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub herb mixture over pork. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Cover pork loosely with foil and roast 2 hours.
• Divide remaining 1/4 cup oil between 2 heavy large skillets. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Divide potatoes between skillets. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté until potatoes are golden but not tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer potatoes to roasting pan with pork. Toss potatoes with pan juices. Continue roasting, uncovered, until pork browns, potatoes are tender and juices are slightly reduced, about 40 minutes.
• Place pork in center of large platter. Surround with potatoes. Pour pan juices into 2-cup glass measuring cup. Spoon fat off top of juices and discard. Pour juices over pork and potatoes.

SPICY PORK ROAST WITH ROSEMARY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• To prepare the pork: Place cumin seeds, red pepper flakes and peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind into a fine powder. Place in a small bowl and mix in garlic powder and salt. Rub mixture all over pork. Let sit at room temperature, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss potatoes with rosemary, oil and salt. In a small saucepan, bring sugar, vinegar and orange juice to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue cooking Sweet and Sour Sauce until it reduces by half, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, swirl in butter and keep warm before using.
• In a 13-inch cast iron skillet, heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. When pan is smoking hot, add pork and sear on both sides. Add potatoes and place in the oven until pork is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Serve pork chops with rosemary potatoes and drizzled with the Sweet and Sour Sauce.

MORTADELLA-STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH ROSEMARY ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Prepare pork:
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Coarsely crush peppercorns and 2 teaspoons kosher salt with mortar and pestle, then add garlic and mash until a paste forms. Stir in unsalted butter.
• If pork loin has been tied, discard strings. Put loin, fat side down, on a cutting board lined with plastic wrap. Butterfly pork in a spiral cut: Find beginning of a flap on 1 long side of loin (where bone was removed). Starting at inside edge of flap, make a long cut lengthwise down side of loin with a very sharp boning or paring knife, stopping 1 inch from bottom (this is beginning of spiral). Turn knife parallel to bottom of loin and begin to cut your way inward (parallel to bottom), keeping thickness of meat as even as possible, using your other hand to gently lift and pull top portion of meat away from knife, until loin is 1 long flat piece of meat.
• Cover pork with a sheet of plastic wrap and pound to 1/2 inch thick with a smooth meat pounder or rolling pin. Remove plastic wrap and spread 1 tablespoon truffle butter over pork. Top with half of mortadella, slightly overlapping slices. Spread 1 tablespoon truffle butter over mortadella, then top with remaining mortadella and spread with remaining tablespoon truffle butter. Beginning with end that was interior of loin, roll up loin tightly and arrange, seam side down (fat side up), on cutting board. If fat layer is 1/4 inch thick, make very close crosswise cuts in it (about 1/8 inch apart; do not cut through to meat), then tie with kitchen string at 1-inch intervals. Rub roast all over with peppercorn butter, covering fat layer well.
• Put pork, fat side up, on oiled rack in roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 20 minutes.
• Prepare potatoes:
• While pork is roasting, peel and halve potatoes. Parboil potatoes in a 5- to 6-quart pot of boiling salted water 5 minutes. Drain in a colander 5 minutes, then toss with oil, rosemary, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Remove pork from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Add potatoes to roasting pan, turning them in pan juices to coat, then roast pork with potatoes until thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into meat registers 155°F, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer pork to a platter and let stand 25 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 450°F and remove rack from roasting pan. Spread potatoes out in pan and roast in middle of oven, stirring every 5 minutes, until golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm.
• Make sauce:
• Skim as much fat as possible from pan juices. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners, then add broth and deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Stir together water and cornstarch, then add to broth mixture and boil, whisking, 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in truffle butter.
• Discard string, then slice pork and serve with sauce and potatoes.