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Orange, Anise And Brown Sugar Rubbed Roast Pork

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Orange, Anise And Brown Sugar Rubbed Roast Pork
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Make this recipe the center of your dinner table this Christmas. This roast is marinated with orange zest and brown sugar that pairs well with the meat's flavor. This recipe is Jeanmarie Brownson by and was originally published in the Chicago Tribune.
Prep Time
1.33
hours
Cook Time
55
minutes
Servings
8
Orange, Anise And Brown Sugar Rubbed Roast Pork
Total time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 navel orange
  • 3 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon anise or fennel seed, finely crushed
  • 3 pound boneless center-cut pork loin roast (not tied)
  • 1 large sweet onion, halved, very thinly sliced
  • 1 bulb fresh fennel, trimmed, diced
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1/2 cup beef broth or chicken broth
  • cilantro or parsley sprigs, for garnish
Directions
  1. For the rub, finely grate the orange zest (colored part only) into a bowl; you should have about 1 teaspoon. (Reserve the orange to use later.)
  2. Stir sugar, paprika, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and anise into the zest.
  3. Pat meat dry; place on a platter.
  4. Coat meat on all sides with rub.
  5. Refrigerate loosely covered at least 1 hour or, preferably, 24 to 48 hours.
  6. Cut the reserved orange into large chunks.
  7. Mix orange pieces, onion, fennel bulb and oil in the bottom of a roasting pan.
  8. Top with the pork roast.
  9. Scrape any juice from the marinating dish over the meat.
  10. Let meat stand at room temperature while the oven heats (or up to 1 hour).
  11. Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit on convection or 400 degrees Fahrenheit on the conventional setting.
  12. Roast pork about 20 minutes per pound or until an instant-read thermometer registers 135 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 to 60 minutes.
  13. Transfer the pork to a cutting board.
  14. Tent loosely with a piece of foil; let stand 10 minutes. The temperature should rise to 145 degrees.
  15. Meanwhile, set the roasting pan with its contents over a burner.
  16. Heat over medium and stir in the wine.
  17. Heat to a boil while scraping up all the browned bits.
  18. Cook and stir to reduce the mixture by half.
  19. Stir in the broth and boil again to slightly thicken the pan juices.
  20. Remove from heat.
  21. Use tongs to fish out and discard the orange pieces.
  22. Pour the pan juices with the onion and fennel into a serving bowl.
  23. Slice pork thinly.
  24. Serve with the pan juices and garnished with parsley.
 
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