• Pork Loin With Apricot Sauce

    From Ben Collver@1:124/5016 to All on Sat May 18 15:29:08 2024
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    Title: Pork Loin With Apricot Sauce
    Categories: Italian, Pork
    Yield: 6 Servings

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    3 1/2 lb Pork loin (1.6 kg); deboned
    -and bones set aside
    1 1/4 c Grappa (300 ml)
    1 1/3 c Dried apricots (225 g)
    1 tb Olive oil
    Broth (stock); as needed
    -(optional)
    5 tb White wine vinegar
    2 tb Mustard
    2 tb Superfine (caster) sugar
    2 tb All-purpose (plain) flour
    1 tb Butter
    Salt and pepper
    Herbs of your choice; to
    -garnish

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    25 oz Bottle dry white wine; (750
    -ml)
    5 Cloves
    3 cl Garlic; chopped
    1 Onion; chopped
    30 Black peppercorns
    Kosher or coarse salt

    Mix all the ingredients for the marinade together in a large bowl.
    Put the meat and bones into the marinade, cover, and let marinate in
    the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.

    Pour the grappa into a bowl, add the dried apricots, and let soften
    for 5 hours.

    The next day, drain the pork loin and bones, strain the marinade, and
    set aside. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven (casserole) over medium heat,
    add the drained pork loin and bones, and cook for about 5 minutes, or
    until they are browned all over. Pour in the strained marinade,
    season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat,
    cover, and cook for 1 hour, turning the meat occasionally. Remove the
    meat from the Dutch oven, cover with kitchen foil, and keep in a warm
    place.

    Meanwhile, strain the cooking juices. You should have about 1-1/2
    cups (350 ml) of liquid. Add some broth (stock) if necessary. Pour
    the liquid into the Dutch oven, add the apricots, grappa, vinegar,
    mustard, and sugar, and place over low heat for 30 minutes. Mix the
    flour and butter together in a bowl, add to the sauce, and cook for 2
    minutes, or until thickened slightly.

    Serve the meat cut into slices with the warm sauce and garnish with
    herbs of your choice.

    Recipe by Recipes from an Italian Butcher, The Silver Spoon Kitchen,
    2017

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