Loin of Pork with Fennel and Garlic

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Halloween for Grownups

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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 50 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 2 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

1 (5-pound) loin of pork, bone in,"frenched" and tied
6 garlic cloves
1/3 cup fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Allow the pork to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Place the pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan just large enough to hold it comfortably. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade process the garlic, rosemary, lemon zest, and fennel seeds until roughly chopped. Add the olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper and process until it forms a smooth paste. Rub the paste on top of the pork and roast for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F. Remove from the oven, transfer to a cutting board, and cover with aluminum foil. Allow to sit for 20 minutes, then remove the strings, slice between the bones and serve warm.

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karen roseville, CA 01-27-2010
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bone in pork roast
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Excellent! I have been cooking fresh for over 30 years, and for the novice that complains on comments and reviews, if you... don't know what "french cut" is or any other description, may I suggest you look it up, too easy, google it for God's sake. Oh, and good quality pork today, should "never" be cooked to 160 degrees. Leather! Very PINK is great! This is a wonderful and very easy recipe, a 10 year old could read an do it! Best! KRead more
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Susan Brookfield, WI 01-25-2010
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Gross!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This was NASTY!! It was burnt on the outside and raw on the inside. The flavor was terrible! Perfumy and gross. We couldn't... even finish it. Read more
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sophie Holiday, FL 12-16-2009
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Help!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm still unsure on what she means by frenched and cut since it's not in a crown roast. I would imagine the pork should not... be cut into so that it stays moist when it cooks. Does Ina mean cut all the way thru (leaving bone attached) and then tie together? I don't see the point in that, but then again, I'm not that experienced. Please advise if you know. On another note, I coated a boneless tenderloin with this recipe and it was fab!Read more
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Nancy Plano, TX 12-08-2009
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Fabulous Fennel Tenderloin
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this on Sunday after watching Ina make it on TV....very easy with fabulous results! It looks go great when you cut the... slices! Make sure you let it rest! Very important.Read more
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null null, null 11-29-2009
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Best Pork Roast EVER
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Want to make this pork roast for Christmas this year, so I did a test run of my Christmas dinner over the weekend. Served 12... hungry people, and EVERYONE loved the pork roast. Ina is my idol, and this recipe just confirmed that I made a good choice. This will be our Christmas 2009 dinner, serving her apple sauce recipe along with her Wild Mushroom Risotto recipe. Thank you Ina, you are an amazing chef! Plus, I love watching your food network show. You never cease to amaze me. Jeffrey is a lucky man!Read more
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Beth Gansevoort, NY 11-15-2009
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Great recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This made a very impressive presentation for something that is so easy to make. I followed Ina's advice in the Back to... Basics cookbook and removed it from the oven at 138 degrees. My guests were late to arrive so the roast sat under aluminum foil for about 45 minutes and although it didn't look as pink as in the picture, I thought it was done perfectly. It made the house smell great, too.Read more