Roasted pork loin with lemon Recipe

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If you like comforting and simple recipes, this delicious roasted pork loin flavored with lemon juice and rosemary is perfect for you. It's an excellent solution if you're going to invite friends or family for dinner. Bon appetit!!!

Roasted pork loin with lemon and rosemary | Food From Portugal on a baking dish

roasted pork loin with lemon and rosemary on a baking dish

INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Pork loin - The main ingredient of this recipe. Tender and tasty.
Lemon juice - Seasons and adds a fresh flavor to the recipe.
Rosemary, nutmeg, garlic, rosemary and salt - For seasoning the loin.
Olive oil, honey and margarine - Adds flavor to the pork loin and the to sauce.
Lemon - Lemon cut into pieces. Adds flavor.

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY

Step 1: Place the pork loin on a baking dish and with a sharp knife give 3 to 4 cuts across the loin. Season with lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, unpeeled crushed garlic and rosemary. Marinate about 2 hours.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Step 3: Add the margarine, olive oil, honey and the lemon cut into pieces to the baking dish and and roast about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the pork loin with the sauce.

Step 4: Turn off the oven and serve with mushed potato.

TIPS FOR ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY

1. If the loin starts to brown too much cover with aluminum foil.

2. We usually roast the loin at 180ºC (350ºF) but, if you lower the temperature to 150ºC (300ºF), despite taking longer to roast, it has the advantage of enhancing much more the flavors and the meat gets more tender.

3. If you have leftovers, store the meat in the fridge in a properly covered container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms). To avoid drying out the meat, do not reheat the food in the oven, reheat it in the microwave.

Roasted pork loin with lemon and rosemary

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by Pedro Barbosa

Category:Main dishes, Meat, Recipes, Videos

Cuisine: American, Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 5

Prep Time:5 m

Cook Time:1:45 h

Total Time:3:50 h

Ingredients

1.2 kg (2 2/3 pounds) pork loin
Lemon juice (about 75 ml (1/3 cup))
Rosemary (to taste)
50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
75 grams (1/3 cup) margarine
1 teaspoon nutmeg
6 cloves of garlic
Half a lemon
Salt (to taste)

Directions

Place the pork loin on a baking dish and with a sharp knife give 3 to 4 cuts across the loin. Season with lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, unpeeled crushed garlic and rosemary. Marinate about 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Add the margarine, olive oil, honey and the lemon cut into pieces to the baking dish and roast about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the pork loin with the sauce.
Turn off the oven and serve with mushed potato.

Roasted pork loin with lemon and rosemary

Nutrition facts

Serves 5

Per Serving:

% DAILY VALUE

Calories 804

Total Fat 55 g(71%)

Saturated Fat 16 g(80%)

Cholesterol 192 mg(64%)

Sodium 325 mg(14%)

Total Carbohydrate 8.5 g(3%)

Protein 66 g