Double Pork Loin Roast with Fennel and Sage
Notes: Two boned pork loins tied together create an impressive-looking roast. This shape is found in many markets; you can also ask your butcher to assemble one for you. Garnish with some of the extra fennel greens from the accompanying fennel and Belgian endive casserole.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Rinse pork and pat dry.
Step 2
2
In a food processor (a mini model works best), blender, or mortar with pestle, coarsely grind or crush fennel seeds with sage, peppercorns, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Rub all the fennel-seed mixture evenly over pork, tucking some into crevice where roasts join.
Step 3
3
Set meat on a rack in a 9- to 10-inch by 13- to 15-inch rimmed pan. Bake in a 375° regular or convection oven until a thermometer inserted in center of roast reaches 150°, about 2 1/4 hours.
Step 4
4
Transfer roast to a platter; let rest in a warm place for at least 10 and up to 30 minutes.
Step 5
5
Meanwhile, skim and discard fat from pan drippings. Add chicken broth to pan; scrape bottom to release browned bits. Set pan over high heat and stir until boiling. Pour any juices accumulated on platter into pan. Pour mixture through a fine strainer into a small pitcher.
Step 6
6
Slice meat and serve with pan juices, salt to add to taste, and fennel and Belgian endive casserole.
Ingredients
1 fat-trimmed, boned, tied double pork loin roast (4 3/4 to 5 lb.; see notes)
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
About 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher or coarse salt
1 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
Directions
Step 1
1
Rinse pork and pat dry.
Step 2
2
In a food processor (a mini model works best), blender, or mortar with pestle, coarsely grind or crush fennel seeds with sage, peppercorns, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Rub all the fennel-seed mixture evenly over pork, tucking some into crevice where roasts join.
Step 3
3
Set meat on a rack in a 9- to 10-inch by 13- to 15-inch rimmed pan. Bake in a 375° regular or convection oven until a thermometer inserted in center of roast reaches 150°, about 2 1/4 hours.
Step 4
4
Transfer roast to a platter; let rest in a warm place for at least 10 and up to 30 minutes.
Step 5
5
Meanwhile, skim and discard fat from pan drippings. Add chicken broth to pan; scrape bottom to release browned bits. Set pan over high heat and stir until boiling. Pour any juices accumulated on platter into pan. Pour mixture through a fine strainer into a small pitcher.
Step 6
6
Slice meat and serve with pan juices, salt to add to taste, and fennel and Belgian endive casserole.
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