125-02_Pork_Loin_with_Calvados_250Pork Loin Roast with Pears, Perry and Eau de Vie

 

Total Time:   1hr 30mins
Serves:   8 – 10

 

Ingredients

  • 2kg pork loin roast, trimmed
  • 1 tbsp. flour
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp. finely chopped rosemary
  • 4 tbsp. butter
  • 3 medium onions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 4 stalks rosemary (optional)
  • 5 Beurre Bosc Pears, cored and quartered
  • 1⁄2 cup Paracombe Premium Perry ‘The Berg’
  • 1⁄4 cup Paracombe Premium Perry Eau de vie de Poire Williams

 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°.  Tie pork loin every 2″ with kitchen twine so that it holds a “round” shape.  In a small bowl, mix together flour, salt and pepper to taste and chopped rosemary.  Rub the flour mixture all over the pork loin, coating evenly and well.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp. butter in a large heavy skillet and sear meat over high heat, turning often, until browned on all sides. Transfer with pan juices to a large baking pan.  Scatter onions and garlic around the roast.  Cut up remaining butter and distribute evenly atop onions.  Add rosemary stalks (if used) to pan.  Cover with foil and place in oven.
  3. Cook for 45 minutes, then add pears and Perry to pan.  Baste everything with the pan juices.  Re-cover and cook for 30 minutes more.  Raise oven temperature to 400°, remove foil, baste, and cook for another 15 minutes.
  4. Place roast on a cutting board, remove string and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.  Meanwhile, transfer onions and pears to a platter.  On top of the stove, reduce pan juices by half.  Warm Eau de vie, add to the pan juices and flame. (Keep a pan lid nearby, in case it flares up)  Simmer sauce while you slice the pork loin.  Arrange meat over pears and onions and serve with the sauce.

 

Recipe adapted from SAVEUR