ROASTED DOUBLE RACK OF PORK WITH MOREL MUSHROOM PAN SAUCE

Roasted Double Rack of Pork with Morel Mushroom Pan Sauce image

Provided by Bruce Aidells

Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 large garlic cloves
2 shallots, quartered
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 8-bone racks of pork (each 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds), chine bone cut off
Morel Mushroom Pan Sauce

Steps:

Chop garlic and quartered shallots in mini processor. Scrape down bowl. Add next 5 ingredients; blend until paste forms.
Arrange roasts, bone side down, on work surface. Make 6 to 8 shallow slits in fat on each. Rub some of herb paste into slits. Rub remaining herb paste all over roasts. Stand roasts in large roasting pan, bone sides facing each other and rib bones pointing upward. Interlock ends of rib bones, pushing roasts together. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Uncover; let stand 2 hours at room temperature before continuing.)
Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Roast until thermometer inserted into pork from center of top registers 140°F, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven; let pork rest 20 to 30 minutes (internal temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees; meat will be faintly pink).
Transfer roasts, still interlocked, to platter; reserve roasting pan with juices for sauce. Cut between ribs into chops. Serve with mushroom pan sauce.