LEMONGRASS PORK LOIN

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Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup lemongrass, finely chopped
1/4 cup garlic, minced
3 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds, toasted in a dry pan then ground
1 1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup canola oil
4 pound boneless pork loin, trimmed

Steps:

in a bowl, combine lemongrass, garlic, salt, coriander seeds, pepper and stir to mix. add the oil and stir into a thick paste. set aside
lay pork loin on counter and make 1" deep cuts into pork, make cuts thicker and pull back like a magazine. do not cut through
spread 3/4 of the mixture on the top of the pork and then roll the pork into a tight cylinder, securing it at 3" intervals with butcher's twine. rub the cylinder with the remainder of the spice rub. cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours.
preheat oven to 325F, bring meat out and leave out to come to room temp.
roast until temp reaches 140F. cover with foil and let sit on counter 15 min.