Meats Recipes -   Loin of Pork with Citrus Fruit Recipe

  
 

Meats Recipes -  Loin of Pork with Citrus Fruit Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 6

  • 50 g/2 oz butter

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped

  • 1.25 kg/2 1/2 lb loin of pork

  • 4 1/2 teaspoons Marsala wine

  • 6 tablespoons orange juice

  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice

  • 125 ml/4 fl oz stock

  • 12 black olives, pitted and chopped

  • salt and pepper

  • roast or mashed potatoes, to serve

Method:

  1. Melt the butter in a large flameproof casserole over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry until golden, but not brown.

  2. Add the loin of pork and brown it on all sides. Add the Marsala and when it has evaporated, add the orange and lemon juice.

  3. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cover and cook over a low heat for about 1 1/2 hours.

  4. Add a little stock from time to time to make sure it does not dry out. Halfway through the cooking time, add the olives to the pork, together with a little more pepper.

  5. Serve the pork thinly sliced with the cooking juices poured over, accompanied with roast or mashed potatoes.