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Roasted Salt-and Spice-Packed Pork Loin

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Roasted Salt-and Spice-Packed Pork Loin

Roasted Salt-and Spice-Packed Pork Loin

amanda

Equipment

  • - Spice Rack: For organizing and easily accessing spices before seasoning pork loin.

  • - Roasting Pan: Versatile pan used for oven-roasting meats, offering good heat distribution and space to sear meat properly.

  • - Digital Thermometer: Ensures pork reaches a safe internal temperature without overcooking.

  • - Oven-Safe Roasting Dish: Designed for use in the oven, providing safety and convenience during roasting process.

  • - Meat Tenderizer (for pork loin): Helps to break down connective tissues if the meat is particularly tough, making it more tender after cooking.

  • - Roasting Hock: Not directly used in preparation of roasted spice and salted pork loin, but can add rich flavor to the dish if incorporated into certain recipes for enhancing taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 5-pound bone-in pork rib roast, chine bone removed, all but 1/4 inch of fat trimmed

  • 1 teaspoon plus 8 cups coarse kosher salt (3 3/4 to 4 pounds)

  • 1 teaspoon plus 2/3 cup freshly ground black pepper (3 1/2 to 3 3/4 ounces)

  • 1/3 cup freshly ground fennel seeds (1 to 1 1/4 ounces)

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1/3 cup freshly ground whole allspice (1 to 1 1/4 ounces)

  • 1/3 cup freshly ground juniper berries* (about 1 ounce)

  • 1 cup water

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 250°F. Sprinkle pork roast all over with 1 teaspoon coarse salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and fennel seeds, patting to adhere. Heat olive oil in heavy large roasting pan over medium-high heat. Place pork, fat side down, in pan. Cook until brown on all sides and on ends, holding pork upright with tongs when necessary, about 12 minutes. Transfer pork to baking sheet and cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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Instruction 2

Combine 8 cups coarse salt, 2/3 cup black pepper, allspice, and juniper berries in same roasting pan. Stir to blend. Add 1 cup water and stir to moisten. Push 2/3 to 3/4 of salt mixture to 1 side of pan, spreading remaining salt in long wide strip (about size of roast) as base for pork. Place pork, bone side down, on salt base. Pack remaining salt over entire roast, enclosing completely.
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Instruction 3

Roast pork in salt crust until instantread thermometer inserted straight down into pork from top center registers 165°F, about 2 1/2 hours.
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Instruction 4

Transfer roasting pan to work surface. Let pork rest 10 to 20 minutes. Remove all salt from around pork. Transfer pork to cutting board, brushing off any remaining salt. Position roast so that bones are vertical. Cut between bones and meat to remove bone slab in 1 piece.
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Instruction 5

Place bone slab on platter. Arrange roast atop bones in original position. Carve roast and serve.
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Instruction 6

Sold in the spice aisle of most supermarkets.
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Instruction 7

With the pork, pour a Côtes du Rhône. We like the Domaine Rouge-Bleu 2007 "Mistral" (France, $18). Its blackberry and earthy flavors and anise notes complement the meat deliciously.
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