INGREDIENTS

½ higher-welfare pork loin , preferably the rib end, off the bone 

  • 1 small handful fresh rosemary , leaves picked 

  • 3 heaped tablespoons fennel seeds 

  • sea salt

  • freshly ground black pepper 

  • 500 g sourdough or rustic bread 

  • 2 red onions , peeled and finely sliced 

  • 3 cloves garlic , peeled and finely sliced 

  • 1 small handful fresh sage leaves , ripped up 

  • 1 handful pine nuts 

  • extra virgin olive oil 

  • 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Pork roast Jamie

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Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat your oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.

  1. Place your pork loin in front of you and score across the skin with a sharp knife, or a Stanley knife, about 1cm/½ inch deep and about 1cm/½ inch apart. Pound up the rosemary and fennel seeds with a tablespoon of salt – bash the mixture up until really fine and then rub it into all the score marks on the pork. Remove the crusts from the bread and slice it up. I like to toast the bread in a toaster or on a griddle until lightly golden, as this gives the stuffing a really fantastic smoky flavour. 

  2. While the bread is toasting, slowly fry the onions, garlic, sage and pine nuts in a little olive oil for 10 minutes until the onions are sweet and soft. Season with salt and pepper, add the balsamic vinegar and put the mixture in a bowl. Rip your bread into pieces and add to the bowl. Squash everything together, really squeezing the onions into the bread. Have a taste – it may need a little more seasoning. Put to one side and allow to cool. 

  3. Insert your knife into the eye meat of the pork loin and make a cavity for your stuffing. Pack in the stuffing, then roll the pork over and tie it with a few pieces of string. Place the pork on a roasting tray and cook in the preheated oven for just over an hour until crisp and golden.