Crackling Crust Roast Pork With Mojo Recipe By Tasty

Steps:

• Place the Kroger® Boneless Whole Pork Tenderloin in a gallon-size resealable bag. Add the bay leaves, salt, black peppercorns, fennel seeds, anise seeds, garlic, cinnamon, apple cider, and maple syrup to the bag. Shake the bag until the pork loin is well coated. Seal the bag and transfer to the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight.
• Meanwhile, make the rub: In a small bowl, whisk together the sage, rosemary, thyme, garlic, maple syrup, and apple cider.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Transfer the pork loin from the bag to a cutting board and pat dry with paper towels. Spoon the rub all over the pork loin.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Starting with the fattiest side, sear the pork loin on all sides until light golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side.
• Transfer the seared pork loin to a 9x13" baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 40 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for 5 minutes more, until the internal temperature reaches 145°F (63°C).
• Meanwhile make the gravy: Place the skillet used to sear the pork loin over medium heat. Deglaze with the white wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the wine is reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add the balsamic vinegar, apple cider, 1 cup of chicken stock, and the heavy cream. Simmer for about 3 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and remaining 2 teaspoons of chicken stock until smooth. Pour the slurry into the gravy and stir to combine. Simmer for another 3 minutes, or until the gravy thickens. Stir in the salt. Strain the gravy through a fine-mesh sieve into a gravy boat or medium bowl. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Serve the pork roast warm with the apple cider gravy and holiday vegetables of choice alongside.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• If you have time, rub salt in the pork skin 2 hours before cooking and leave it uncovered in the fridge. Heat the oven to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Turn the pork rind-side down and with a small knife make about 6 deep incisions along the meat. Poke a sliver of garlic, a piece of rosemary and bay in each incision and turn the pork the right way up. If you didn't salt the pork earlier salt the skin now.
• Mix the carrot, onion and apple and scatter along the middle of a shallow roasting tray to make a bed for the pork to sit on. Sit the pork on the vegetables and rub the skin with the oil. Place the pork in the oven and leave for 15 mins then turn the heat down to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and continue to roast for 1hr 30 mins. If after this time you don't have brilliant crackling turn the heat up again and check every 5 mins until the skin has crackled.
• Remove the pork from the roasting tray to a board to rest and pour off all but about 2 tbsp of fat from the tray. If your tray is robust enough to go on the heat then do so, if not scrape the contents into a shallow saucepan and place on the heat. Stir the flour in with the veg and cook until you have a mushy, dark amber paste then splash in the cider and bubble down to a thick paste again. Pour in the stock and simmer everything for 8-10 mins until you have thickened gravy. Strain the sauce into another saucepan pushing as much puréed apple as you can through the sieve. Simmer again and season to taste.
• Carve the pork loin with crackling attached into slices using a serrated knife and serve with your favourite vegetables and the apple and cider gravy.