ROAST PORK WITH PEAR SAUCE

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You know pork's good with apple sauce, but have you tried it with pears? The sauce is also good with game or duck

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 2h10m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2kg loin of pork , on the bone
2 tbsp sunflower oil
25g butter
4 ripe pears , peeled, cored and chopped into chunks
1 tbsp fennel seeds
150ml perry or dry cider
2 tbsp golden caster sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 240C/fan 220C/gas 9. Dry the skin of the pork with kitchen paper, then rub with the oil and season generously with sea salt. Sit the pork in a roasting tin, then roast for 20 mins. Reduce the heat to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and continue to roast the pork for 1 hr 20 mins until cooked and skin has turned to crisp crackling. If the skin isn't crisp enough, turn the oven back up to 240C/fan 220C/gas 9 for a further 10 mins.
While the pork is roasting, make the pear sauce. Heat the butter in a saucepan and sizzle the pear chunks and fennel seeds together until they start to brown. Add the perry or cider and sugar. Bubble everything down until the perry is reduced and has become sticky and caramelised, and the pear is tender and starting to collapse. If the pears don't break down, use a potato masher to mash into a rough purée. Serve the sauce in a bowl alongside the pork with your favourite side dishes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 553 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Protein 46 grams protein, Sodium 0.76 milligram of sodium