Roast Pork Loin With Garlic And Rosemary

By á-174942

Ingredients

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

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 13- by 9- by 2-inch 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 registers 155 degrees, about 25 minutes longer. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.

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

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Per serving: calories, 200; total fat, 7 g; saturated fat, 2 g; cholesterol, 100 mg.