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Pot-Roasted Pork Loin With Fall Fruits

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Ingredients

  • PORK ROAST:
  • 1/4 cup sea salt or kosher salt dissolved in
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves crumbled
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 boneless pork loin - (4 lbs) with a thin layer
  • of fat left intact, preferably center cut
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest plus
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • Flour for dusting
  • 12 green grapes preferably Muscat
  • Fall Fruit Compote (below)
  • 1 tablespoon fruit-flavored vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • FRUIT COMPOTE:
  • 2 cups mixed dried fruits (yellow raisins, figs, apricots, and prunes)
  • 1 cup shelled walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1/4 teaspoon bruised peppercorns
  • 1 cup sweet white wine (such as orange Muscat or sauternes)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Make The Pork Roast: In large glass or plastic container, combine the dissolved salt, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaves, thyme, and 3 cups cold water. Add the pork, cover or seal, and let marinate in the brine for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.

About 4 hours before serving, drain the pork loin; discard the brine. Wipe the meat to remove excess moisture. Crush the garlic with a pinch each salt and pepper. Mix with 1 tablespoon of the orange zest and 1 teaspoon water to make a paste. Make deep slits all over the pork; press the garlic paste into the slits. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Heat the oil in a shallow enameled cast-iron roasting pan or gratin dish over medium-high heat. Dust the pork with flour, shaking off excess. When the oil starts to sizzle lightly, add the pork and cook, turning, until the roast is brown all over, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate.

Add 1/4 cup water and scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Scatter the green grapes on the bottom. Set the pork, fat-side up, on top. Place in the oven to cook for 45 minutes.

Turn the pork over and continue to roast, uncovered, until the internal temperature registers 145 degrees, about 15 minutes. Remove the pork, cover with foil, and let rest at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

Skim the fat from the liquid in the pan. Set over medium-high heat, add the juices from the fruit compote, and boil until they start to thicken and shine, about 10 minutes. Add the vinegar and season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Pour all but 2 tablespoons sauce into a bowl. Add the fruits from the compote to the pan and cook over medium-high heat until they lightly caramelize. Return the pork to the pan, turn to coat with the syrupy juices, and cook over medium-low heat until completely reheated, about 15 minutes. The internal temperature should be 150 to 155 degrees.

Lift the pork out of the pan, allowing excess sauce to drip back into the pan. Thinly slice and arrange the pork over the fruits. Dribble the sauce over the pork and scatter the remaining 1/2 teaspoon orange zest and the parsley on top. Serve at once.

Make The Compote: In a small bowl, mix the dried fruits, walnuts, orange zest, star anise, cinnamon stick, and peppercorns. Add the wine and lemon juice, cover, and let soak for up to 2 days in a cool place or in the refrigerator.

Transfer the fruits in the soaking liquid to a non-reactive saucepan set over low heat and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain the fruits, reserving the liquid for use in step above. Discard the whole spices. Cut the fruits into 1/2-inch dice.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Brining a boneless pork loin guarantees a juicy flavorful roast. The meat is browned, oven-roasted at a medium-low temperature, then left to rest before a final glazing in the syrupy sauce. Begin two to three days in advance by brining the pork and making the fruit compote.

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