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Roasted Pork Loin with Poached Plums

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Roasted Pork Loin with Poached Plums

Roasted Pork Loin with Poached Plums

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Equipment

  • - Multifunction Kitchen Food Processor (Used for chopping plums or preparing ingredients efficiently)

  • - High-Speed Blender (Useful for making purees and sauces, including the poaching liquid)

  • - Digital Instant Read Thermometer (Essential for checking meat doneness to ensure it's roasted perfectly)

  • - Pork Loin Roasting Pan with Grill Rack (Specifically designed for roasting pork loins and ensuring even cooking)

  • - Stainless Steel Meat Tenderizer (To tenderize the meat before cooking, making it more succulent)

  • - Sous Vide Cooker (e.g., Anova Precision Cooker) (Ideal for precision poaching of plums or creating a sous-vide solution for pork loin preparation)

  • - Small to Medium Kitchen Scissors (For cutting ingredients, including herbs and trimming meat with ease)

  • - Mandoline Slicer (e.g., Cuisinart MK-4) (To slice plums uniformly for presentation and even cooking)

  • - High-Sided Saucepan or Roasting Pan (For the poaching liquid, ensuring enough space for heat circulation and ingredients)

  • - Silicone Baking Mat (e.g., Wilton Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mats) (Useful for any baking or roasting needs during cooking process)

Ingredients

  • 6 sweet firm red or black plums (such as Burgundies, Satsumas, or El Dorados; about 2 pounds), quartered, pitted

  • 2 cups Pinot Gris or Viognier

  • 1 cup dry red wine

  • 2 whole star anise*

  • cinnamon stick

  • 1/4 cup plus 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar, divided

  • 2 cups low-salt chicken broth

  • 5 fresh thyme sprigs plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped thyme, divided

  • 2 tablespoons chopped shallot

  • 2 1 1/4-pound pork tenderloins

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided

  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • Chopped fresh chives

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Combine first 5 ingredients and 1/4 cup sugar in heavy large saucepan; bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat; simmer until plums are tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer plums to platter. Strain wine mixture.
2

Instruction 2

Return strained liquid to same saucepan. Add broth, thyme sprigs, and shallot. Boil until mixture is reduced to 1 cup, about 25 minutes. Strain sauce; stir in 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar and chopped thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
3

Instruction 3

DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover plums and sauce separately; chill. Bring plums to room temperature; rewarm sauce over medium heat.
4

Instruction 4

Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush pork with 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until brown on all sides, turning often, about 5 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven, and roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 140F, about 20 minutes. Remove skillet from oven and let pork stand 10 minutes. Cut pork crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Serve with poached plums and sauce. Sprinkle with chopped chives.
5

Instruction 5

*Available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.
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