Leg Of Pork With Roasted Pears And Rosemary Recipes

ROAST PORK WITH PEARS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 400°F
• In a mini food processor, process the parsley, chopped sage, whole garlic, salt, pepper and 3 Tbs. of the olive oil until a fine paste forms.
• Spread the mixture on the cut side of one half of the pork loin, then place the other half on top. Tie the roast together with kitchen twine and tuck whole sage leaves underneath the twine.
• Season the roast with salt and pepper.
• In a 5 1/2-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, warm the remaining 2 Tbs. olive oil. Add the pears, cut side down, and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the pork to the pot and brown on all sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.
• Place the leeks, cut side down, in the pot in a single layer. Set the pork on top and place the pears along the sides of the pot.
• Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 140°F, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Transfer the pork to a carving board, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.
• Transfer the leeks and pears to a platter.
• Pour the pan drippings into a bowl and discard all but 2 teaspoons of the fat. Warm the reserved fat in the pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the minced garlic and flour and cook, stirring frequently, for 30 seconds.
• Add the wine and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
• Add the broth and pan drippings and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the mustard and cream. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the pork into slices and arrange on the platter. Pass the sauce alongside.

ROASTED LEG OF PORK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 430 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine olive oil, sage, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt in a small bowl.
• Rinse pork leg and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub seasoned olive oil onto the pork leg.
• Slice onion and separate layers into rings. Place onion rings and garlic halves in the bottom of a roaster. Place pork on top of onions and garlic.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C) and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 1 hour 20 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and slice and serve.

PEPPERED PORK WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS AND ROSEMARY POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, vanilla bean and butter in a medium sized saute pan over medium heat. Cook until the butter melts and the sugar is golden. Add the pear slices to the pan and cook until tender. Remove the pears from the pan and set aside. Reserve the sauce in the pan for the pork marinade.
• Pour approximately 2 cups of chicken stock into the pan of reserved pear sauce. Over medium heat, reduce the liquid by 1/2. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Marinate the pork chops in the liquid for 1 hour. Remove the chops from the marinade and coat each side with coarsely ground black pepper.
• In a separate medium sized saute pan, pan-sear the pork chops on 1 side for 5 minutes, turn and sear the other side for about 3 minutes or until desired doneness is reached.
• While the pork chops are cooking, combine cream cheese and Stilton in a medium sized mixing bowl. Cream the cheeses together with a hand blender until they are combined. Once the pork chops are thoroughly cooked, liberally spread the cheese on top of each piece. Serve with pears, caramelized onions and rosemary potatoes.
• In a medium sized saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced onions to the pan and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cook the onions until they caramelize.
• Set aside.
• In a medium sized saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Clean the potatoes, and then slice them into thin rounds. Saute the potatoes in the oil with rosemary and salt and pepper. Cook the potatoes until they are brown on both sides. When the potatoes are done, remove them from the pan and drain the excess oil. Set aside.

LEG OF PORK WITH ROASTED PEARS AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 210°C/conventional 230°C (450°F)/gas 8. Score the skin of the pork with a very sharp knife in slashes about 5mm apart, cutting through the skin but not right through the fat - better still, ask your butcher to do it for you as the slashing is part of the secret of good crackling. Rub a little oil all over the meat with your hands, then scatter with the rosemary and season well.
• Re-shape the pork into a joint, tie it at intervals with string then put it in a roasting tin and rub the skin first with oil and then generously with salt (preferably flakes). Roast for 30 minutes to get the crackling going, then turn the oven down to fan 170°C (330°F)/conventional 190°C/gas 5, and roast for a further 2 hours 40 minutes for medium or 3 hours for well done. Don't baste or you won't get nice crisp crackling.
• To make the HONEY SAUCE:.
• Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed pan and add the carrot, celery and onion. Cook in the butter until they are just starting to brown, then quickly add the peppercorns. Spoon in the honey, increase the heat, and cook until you smell the honey caramelising, then add the vinegar - the mixture will spit. Pour in the wine and boil to reduce until there is only a little liquid left. Stir in the stock and boil to reduce again until you have a slightly syrupy gravy. Strain and set aside.
• PEARS:.
• Start the pears 10 minutes before the pork is due to come out of the oven. Melt the butter, sugar and vinegar in a large frying pan, toss in the pears and turn them in the mixture for a minute or two until coated.
• FINISHING TOUCHES:.
• When the pork is cooked, lift from the tin, cover and leave to rest out of the oven for 30 minutes before carving. Increase the oven to fan 180°C/conventional 200°C/gas 6. Skim the fat off the juices in the tin, then tip the juices into the honey sauce. Put the pears in the tin, spoon over the sugar mixture, then roast for 20-25 minutes. Serve the pork in the tin or on a roasting platter with the roast pears around it, and the vegetables and honey sauce alongside.
• VARIATION:.
• Replace half the pears with apple halves, then throw some whole plums in for the last 10 minutes of cooking.