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    Home » Our latest posts » Main Courses with Meat

    Deliciously Grilled Tuscan Garlic Rosemary Pork Loin

    January 8, 2015 Filed Under: Main Courses with Meat, Pork

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    This Tuscan-style Garlic Rosemary Pork Loin Roast is loaded with fresh flavors and is surprising simple to make.

    Tuscan Garlic Rosemary Pork Loin

    Boneless pork sirloin roast is a great inexpensive and low fat roast. I can often get them on sale for half price. The drawback to low fat is it can also be a bit dry and flavorless. Ooops, I shouldn't say flavorless, how about mild flavored. Okay, lets be honest. You need to add flavor to this bad boy, and a little moisture doesn't hurt either.

    I added both flavor and moisture through a technique I have never tried before - brining! And then I added some color and Tuscan style with a quick grill before roasting. It was a big hit with the guys.

    The recipe is based on one in Cook's Illustrated Cookbook. Except they use a bone in pork loin with a fat cap and add a wine sauce and other stuff that I cut out. They are big fans of brining, but I have always been leery of trying it for fear the food would taste like nothing but salt. It didn't. I have had saltier tasting ham, soy sauce, canned soup etc.

    Is it low sodium? Heck no! How much salt is absorbed into the meat? I have no idea. There are so many different figures out there that depend on the length of brining and the salt content in the brine that I got headache trying to sift through it all. My guesstimate is you are looking at between 200 and 400 mg per 4 ounce serving. As a point of reference, I peeked in my fridge and found low-sodium soy sauce has 575 mg per tablespoon and a ½ cup of canned pasta sauce has 430 mg and one baby kosher dill pickle has 210 mg.

    I love the caramelization, color and look produced by a few minutes on the new cast iron stove top grill I bought for M.  His grill that I cook him food on so he doesn't have to remember to refill the propane tank. 🙂

    I don't have a pretty plated picture of it because we pretty much devoured it as soon as it was sliced. My bad. Still getting back into the blogging swing of things.

    Garlic Rosemary Pork Loin

    Tuscan Garlic Rosemary Roasted Pork Loin
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    Ingredients
     

    • 2 pound boneless pork sirloin roast
    • ½ cup dark brown sugar
    • ¼ cup salt
    • 6-8 cloves garlic
    • 3-4 medium sprigs rosemary
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare the brine by combining the brown sugar and salt with 2 cups of warm water, stirring until salt and sugar are dissolved. Add 2 cloves of minced garlic, one rosemary sprig and the pork roast to a large zip-to-lock bag. Refrigerate for 1 ½ hours.
    • Remove roast meat from refrigerator 30 minutes before ready to cook. Preheat oven to 325.
    • Remove the remaining rosemary leaves from stems and mince with the remaining garlic cloves (or crush with mortar and pestle). Combine with olive oil to make a rub.
    • Heat a stove top griddle or cast iron skillet on medium high heat about 5 minutes
    • Remove meat from brine and dry with paper towel. Rub with crushed garlic/rosemary mix. Grill one side for about 8 minutes until brown (if your roast has a "fat side" grill that!).
    • Place meat on roasting pan grilled side up. Roast in 325 degree oven for 30-40 minutes until it reaches 140 degrees internal temperature.
    • Tent meat with aluminum foil for 15 minutes. Cut into ¼ to ½ inch slices.

    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

     

     

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    Comments

    1. Elisha-CrunchyJunkie

      January 08, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      This looks amazing! Rosemary is a great herb for pork and combined with the sweetness of the brown sugar, Yum! Your family will be asking you to make this recipe again! #IBABLOGGERS

      Reply
    2. Carolann

      January 10, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Oh my goodness this looks wonderful. My hubby love pork loin so I am going to have to make this. Pinned too! Thanks much for sharing looks so yummy!

      Reply
    3. Jennifer Abel

      January 10, 2015 at 6:20 pm

      Oh my you are making me hungry, I can almost smell the pork, I will pin this one. #IBAbloggers

      Reply
    4. Shirley Wood

      January 10, 2015 at 7:04 pm

      This looks delicious! We enjoy pork tenderloin at our house. We are so glad you shared with us at the Home Matters Linky Party!

      Reply
    5. Veronica Lee

      January 11, 2015 at 4:53 am

      This looks really good! I pinned this - http://www.pinterest.com/pin/544091198707389675/

      Reply
    6. KC the Kitchen Chopper

      January 11, 2015 at 4:23 pm

      Looks like I need to buy a pork loin! 🙂 Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Social. Please stop by again Thursday 9:00 PM EST! http://www.theKitchenChopper.com

      Reply
    7. Lauren

      January 12, 2015 at 9:16 am

      this looks amazing, i love rosemary!! I will have to give this a try for dinner soon! 🙂

      Reply
    8. Kristina @ My Own Home Blog

      January 19, 2015 at 4:04 pm

      My boyfriend is a big pork fan. I really should try this recipe with him.
      Thanks for sharing at Talented Tuesday Link Party!

      Reply
    9. Tammy @ creativekkids

      January 20, 2015 at 2:06 pm

      My husband would love this recipe! Thanks for linking up to Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party at Creative K Kids. I've pinned your post to the Tasty Tuesday's Pinterest board.

      Reply
    10. Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum

      January 21, 2015 at 8:46 pm

      Sounds delicious! All that garlic and brown sugar, mmmmm...

      Reply

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