Aug 23, 2007
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Plum-Stuffed Pork Loin

In this dish, pork loin, a lean cut, is wrapped in bacon to moisten and flavor the meat while roasting.
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2 oranges
2 tbsp. chopped marjoram leaves
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3-lb. boneless pork loin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
16 dried pitted plums
14 slices smoked bacon
1⁄2 cup white wine

1. Squeeze juice and pulp from oranges. Transfer pulp to a bowl; reserve juice. Mix marjoram leaves and garlic with the pulp.

2. Put a pork loin into a dish and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; rub with pulp mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

3. Heat oven to 350°. Using handle of a wooden spoon, bore a 1 1⁄2" hole lengthwise through middle of pork. Stuff hole with plums. Wrap pork with bacon so they overlap slightly; secure with toothpicks.

4. Transfer pork loin to a roasting pan; add reserved orange juice and wine and roast, basting occasionally, until cooked through, about 1 hour. Let rest for 10 minutes, remove toothpicks, and slice.


SERVES 6 – 8

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #105

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This is such a boring cut of meat. Only cooked it cuz it was bought accidentally. the bites with both plum and bacon were good. anything, dry and boring as hell. btw: to Canadian readers, the FDA renamed prunes 'dried plums'. Hilarious.
Plum-Stuffed Pork Loin Reviewed by rnelson on . This is such a boring cut of meat. Only cooked it cuz it was bought accidentally. the bites with both plum and bacon were good. anything, dry and boring as hell. btw: to Canadian readers, the FDA renamed prunes 'dried plums'. Hilarious. Rating: 2

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