Roast Pork Loin in Beer Sauce
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| for marinade: 1/2 cup dijon mustard 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 cup honey 3 |
| cups beer (not dark), preferably german 3 1/2?pound boneless pork loin, |
| tied (3 to 3 1/2 inches wide) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil a beurre manie, |
| made by rubbing together 1 tablespoon softened unsalted butter and 1 |
| tablespoon all?purpose flour |
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| make marinade: in a large saucepan stir together marinade ingredients. |
| bring marinade just to a boil, stirring (marinade will rise and foam), and |
| remove pan from heat. in a blender puree marinade in 2 batches, |
| transferring it as pureed to bowl. cool marinade to room temperature and |
| spoon off any remaining foam. in a large heavy resealable plastic bag |
| combine pork and marinade and seal bag, pressing out any excess air. put |
| bag in a baking pan and marinate pork, chilled, turning bag once or twice, |
| at least 8 hours and up to 24. let pork in marinade come to room |
| temperature, about 40 minutes. transfer marinade to a saucepan and bring |
| just to a boil. preheat oven to 375 f. pat pork dry with paper towels and |
| season with salt and pepper. in a flameproof roasting pan heat oil over |
| moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown pork on all |
| sides. roast pork in middle of oven, basting frequently with some |
| marinade, until a meat thermometer registers 155 f. for slightly pink |
| meat, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. transfer pork to a cutting board, reserving juices |
| in roasting pan and discarding string, and let stand, covered loosely with |
| foil, about 15 minutes. while pork is standing, skim and discard fat from |
| pan and add remaining marinade. deglaze roasting pan over moderately high |
| heat, scraping up brown bits. bring sauce just to a boil and strain |
| through a fine sieve into another saucepan. bring sauce to a simmer and |
| whisk in beurre manie, bit by bit, whisking until sauce is combined well |
| and thickened slightly. serve pork, sliced, with sauce |
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| (ID: 1400) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Sun, Sep 11, 2005 |