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Sunday, 26 December 2010

Christmas 2010 - Herbed Roast Pork Loin with Potatoes

This year christmas it is our first christmas in our new house with both set of family, so the dinner was planned pretty early.  My bf mum dont eat chicken, and one day in November when chatting to my grandma about this christmas dinner, she just said, oh just do a Roast Pork then, everyone can enjoy it. So the search for THE pork roast was on.
This recipe is a simple and full of flavour and is great with many other vegetables as a side. I roasted potatos, sweet potatoes and carrots in the same roasting pan, and with a little gravy it tasted yum.
But as usual, i've looked at the recipe then added, adapted to suit my diners. 

Unfortunately, i had 12 very hungry diners... so did not take many pictures that reflect the deliciously, succulent meat.






















1 Boneless Pork Loin Roast (3-4 lbs)
2 stork of Celery (cut in halves)
2 Onions (quartered)
2 clove of garlic, crushed
2 Tbspn Garlic powder
2 Tbspn Onion powder
2 Tbspn Olive oil
1 Tbspn Light Soy Sauce
2 tspn of dried thyme
1tspn of fresh thyme
Salt & Pepper

Roast Potatoes
Half a bag of potatoes (peeled & quartered)
1Tbspn Olive oil
2 tspn of garlic powder
2tspn of chives
salt & pepper


Method:

1) Preheat oven at 160C
2) Rub pork with garlic and onion powder, dried thyme, salt & pepper
3) Roll the pork round with celery, onions & garlic
4) Place pork in the middle of a shallow roasting tray, then drizzle Olive oil & light soy sauce.
5) Cover with foil and let it roast for 50-55mins.
6) Meanwhile pork is cook, boil potatoes for 10mins. Drain, let it cool in a bowl then mix in garlic powder, chives, olive oil, salt & pepper.
7) When the 55mins is up, put the potatoes with the roasting tray with the pork, cover with foil and return it in oven for a further 45mins
8) After 45mins up, take foil off and put it back in oven for a further 20mins. Let it stand a little before serve and with Homemade Vegetable Gravy


Tip
Cooking time is a guide, make sure you have a look if meat is cooked, if not do return it to the oven until you feel its well done.

Happy Cooking!

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