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Stuffed pork loin with garlic, prunes and sherry

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This magnificent stuffed pork loin recipe is inspired by the iconic dish chicken Marbella. The combination of prunes, olives, garlic and capers hits that sweet-sour-savoury spot and braising in sherry helps keep the pork loin nice and tender. 

Ingredients

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Stuffed pork loin

To serve

Equipment

  • Butcher's string

Method

1

First roast the garlic in the oven. Slice the tip of the bulb off then place in a square of foil, drizzle with oil and wrap up. Cook at 200ºC/gas mark 6 in the oven for 30 minutes

2

Place the diced prunes in a pan with the sherry, bring up to a simmer then take off the heat. Once the garlic has roasted, squeeze out each caramelised clove into the pan and add the capers and oregano. Mix with the back of a spoon until the garlic breaks down into the sherry to form a coarse paste

  • 50g of prunes, pitted and diced
  • 30g of sherry
  • dried oregano to season
  • 1 tbsp of capers, roughly chopped
3

Score the skin of the pork then flip it over so the pork is skin-side down on the board. About 4cm below the skin, slice into the pork lengthways so you can open out the loin like a book. Season the meat then spread the stuffing mixture into the centre, Leave a gap near to the edges so it doesn't squeeze out when you roll it

4

Roll the pork back up and tie with butcher's string. For the best crackling, place uncovered in the fridge to dry out the skin for at least 1 hour or ideally overnight

5

Preheat an oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4

6

Sit the stuffed pork loin in a tray with the halved shallots and sherry and place in the oven for 1.5 hours, adding the olives to the tray for the last 30 minutes

7

Transfer the pork to a plate and leave to rest for at least 15 minutes before carving 

8

While the pork rests, strain the pan juices into a saucepan and place over a high heat to reduce into a thicker, glossy sauce – be careful not to over reduce as it may become salty, particularly if using anchovy stuffed olives. Place the shallots and olives with the pork to keep warm

9

Carve the pork and plate up, dressing the plate with the shallots, olives and some sauce

First published in 2022

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