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Oven-roasted pork loin | Photo © CiberCuba Cocina

Oven-roasted pork loin

Cuisine, Main dish

Preparation Time:
120
Note:
Roast pork loin is a delicious and easy recipe to prepare. It's the perfect dish for a gathering with friends. However, be careful, as this cut of meat can turn out a bit dry, so there are a couple of tricks to ensure it cooks perfectly, and I’ll share them with you here. To achieve an intense flavor in the pork loin, you should marinate it the night before. Then, when it's time to bake, to keep it juicy, you’ll need to cover it with aluminum foil during the first hour of cooking. This isn’t a quick recipe, but it’s a dish that doesn’t require a lot of complex steps, so you won’t need to spend too much time on it.
Ingredients:
  • 1 kg of pork tenderloin
  • 5 large potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • Salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, and bay leaf
  • 1 large lemon or sour orange
Instructions:

On the night before the barbecue, place the piece of loin in a dish. Add salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, crushed garlic, oil, and place a few bay leaves on top. If you wish, you can make small holes in the piece of meat and insert pieces of garlic and spices.

Loin prepared the night before / CiberCuba Cooking

Also add the lemon juice and the sliced onion. Cover everything and let it rest in the refrigerator until the next day.

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Pork loin pieces on potato wheels / CiberCuba Cooking

Peel the potatoes and cut them into rounds. Add a little oil to the bottom of your baking dish and place the potato rounds in it. Season with salt and pepper, and then place the marinated piece of meat on top, which you prepared the night before.

Baking tray covered with aluminum foil / CiberCuba Kitchen

Cover everything with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour at 200ºC. After this time, check the doneness of the meat. Uncover it, baste it with the juices released during cooking, and let it cook for another 20 minutes.

Oven-Roasted Pork Loin / CiberCuba Kitchen

Repeat the process of basting it with its juices at least twice. This will prevent it from drying out at the last moment. Turn off the oven and let the roast rest in the residual heat while you set the table.

I suggest that you present the pork loin already sliced, as it will be easier to distribute the portions. However, this is up to your preference.

Oven-roasted pork loin / CiberCuba Kitchen

I hope you enjoy this recipe. Bon appétit!

Rations:
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