Roast Pork Loin with Garlic and Rosemary

By á-2502

Ingredients

• 4 large garlic cloves, pressed
• 4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 2 tablespoons dried
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 - 2 1/2 pound boneless pork loin roast, well trimmed
• Fresh rosemaryb sprigs(optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400F. Line 13x9x2 roasting pan with foil. Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl. Rub garlic mixture all over pork. Place pork, fat side down in prepared roasting pan. Roast pork 30 minutes. Turn roast fat side up. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork roast registers 155F., about 25 minutes longer. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.

Pour any juices from roasting pan into smalll saucepan;set over low heat to keep warm. Cut pork crosswise into 1/3 inch-thick slices. Arrange pork slices on platter. Pou pan juices over. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.