Rosemary Crusted Roasted Pork Loin with Oven Roasted Potatoes

Fellow Foodies,

With the change of seasons and leaving the lighter summer food behind, pork makes a nice fall change.

Tonight, I made Rosemary Crusted Pork Loin with Oven Roasted Potatoes.  The side item was sauteed fresh green beans with garlic.

Preparation for this dish is easy.

I selected a 3 1/2 lb Pork Loin.
To prepare the Pork for roasting, I make a mixture of
Coarse Ground Pepper and Kosher Salt.

Pork Loin - fat side down

I used 3 garlic gloves.  I cut the garlic into slivers that I can insert into the meat then top with dried Rosemary.

I flip the loin with the fat side up, poke about 10 holes into the meat (2 rows of 5), and then insert the garlic slivers so that they are buried in the meat.

After inserting the garlic, I flip the roast fat side down. I coat the bottom side with olive oil but you can use vegetable oil as well.

For the seasoning , I use 3 parts coarse pepper to 1 part kosher salt and sprinkle liberally to cover the meat.
I once again flip the roast fat side up, coating with the oil, sprinkling the salt and pepper mixture, and covering the top with dried rosemary.

Seasoned Roast with Potatoes going in the oven

Placing the seasoned roast in a large roasting pan that has a rack insert for the meat.  I use a cooking spray (like Pam) to coat the bottom of the pan, sides and on the rack as well.

I had previously washed and peeled 6 russet potatoes and have cut them into large pieces and placed them in the bottom of the pan.  DO NOT SEASON the potatoes as the meat drippings will do this during cooking.

Roast Pork Loin - finished

Cooking time is 25 minutes per lb at 375 degrees.  A 3 1/2 lb roast takes approximately 1 1/2 hours or until the temperature is 160 degrees.

Pork Loin - resting before slicing

When done I remove from the oven and like all roasts let it set for about 15 minutes,

Roasted Potatoes coated with pan drippings

After removing the roast to rest, I coat the roasted potatoes with the pan drippings and seasoning.
There should be adequate drippings from the pork to coat the potatoes.  Minimum seasoning should be necessary.

Pork Loin sliced

This is what the finished Pork Loin looks like - notice its cooked through and is not dried out.

Rosemary Crusted Pork Loin with Oven Roasted Potatoes

For plating I added 2 slices of Pork, oven roasted potatoes and sauteed green beans.













Bon Appetite

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