Roasted Pork Loin

Ingredients

• 2.25kg boneless 100% NZ __pork loin, skin on
• 1x large clove garlic - crushed
• 1/3 cup fresh oregano leaves
• 2x carrots - diced
• 2x red onions - diced
• 2x sticks celery - diced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and black pepper

Method

Step 1

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Trim off excess fat from underside of pork, leaving skin intact.
• Use a sharp knife to score __pork rind.
• Rub liberally with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, coating surface thickly.

Step 2

• Sprinkle vegetables and fresh herbs around roasting tray, sit oiled and salted pork on the vegetables and fresh herbs.
• Roast in oven for 20 minutes, reduce temperature to 180℃ and cook 1 hour 20 minutes until pork is cooked to your liking.
• Increase the oven temperature to 210℃ and cook for a further 10 - 15 minutes.
• Pork skin should be nicely crackled, remove from oven and set pork aside in a warm place to rest for a further 15 minutes.

Step 3

• Slice pork through the crackling and arrange on serving platter, served with freshly blanched snow peas for colour.
• Use the pan juices as a base for the gravy and serve with warm apple sauce.