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Rolled pork loin stuffed with garlic, onion, basil and tomatoes

01/18/2008 //  by Connie Veneracion

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Pork is spread flat, seasoned, covered with chopped garlic, onion and tomatoes, rolled and baked. Rolled pork loin stuffed with garlic, onion, basil and tomatoes is delicious!

casaveneracion.com Rolled pork loin stuffed with garlic, onion, basil and tomatoes

When I come up with a dish that is so easy to do and so memorable at the same time, I feel inspired to try different variations. It’s like testing the limits, if that makes sense to you. I want to find out how versatile a dish is, how much substitution, addition and omission it can handle and, most importantly, I want to make sure that the first time was not a fluke. So, following the same basic recipe for the rolled porkloin with bacon, basil and rosemary, I did another rolled porkloin dish but, this time, the stuffing was more basic — chopped garlic, onion and tomatoes. The seasonings were just as basic — salt and pepper. Because basil tastes so good with tomatoes and garlic, I added some basil too.

Rolled pork loin stuffed with garlic, onion, basil and tomatoes

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 500 to 600 grams slab of pork loin with a thin layer of fat on one side
  • 1/2 head garlic
  • 1 large white onion
  • 2 plump and juicy tomatoes unripe green tomatoes won’t work
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Cut the pork so that you have a large piece that is uniformly about a quarter of an inch thick. It’s not that hard so long as you have a very sharp knife. With your palm pressing the pork, cut horizontally from one end of the pork to the other but without going all the way through. If the pork is rather thick, cut in such a way that the top slice is 1/4-inch thick. Then, turn the pork over and cut through the thicker portion in like manner. Repeat until the entire slab of meat is of uniform thickness.
  • Lay the meat flat and season with salt and pepper.
  • Peel the garlic and onion and chop coarsely. 
  • Chop the tomatoes as well. Don’t be tempted to chop them very finely. You don’t want them expelling their liquid before they get into the oven. 
  • Spread the chopped vegetables on the entire surface of the pork. 
  • Sprinkle the basil on top. 
  • Roll up the pork as tightly as you can so that the fatty side is on top while the edge is tucked underneath.
  • Brush a shallow baking pan with 1 tbsp. of olive oil. 
  • Lay the rolled pork on the pan, fat side up. 
  • Sprinkle salt lightly over the pork. Sprinkle liberally with freshly ground pepper. 
  • Pour the remaining olive oil over the pork. 
  • Roast in a 180oC oven for 25 minutes. 
  • Remove from the oven and transfer to a chopping board. Let rest for about 10 minutes before cutting into half-inch slices.
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Comments

  1. A scientist in the kitchen

    01/19/2008 at 12:01 am

    Ang sarap naman! Nakakagising after slaving over theses work. Do you have a sauce to go with it?

    Gay

  2. Michelle

    01/19/2008 at 1:55 am

    hi,
    i just want to know if pork loin is lomo in tagalog?

  3. Connie

    01/19/2008 at 2:07 am

    Gay, none. None needed. :)

    Michelle, lomo is pork tenderloin.

  4. momof4

    01/19/2008 at 12:59 pm

    Connie, you think adding come cheese would make the filling tastier?

  5. Connie

    01/19/2008 at 3:07 pm

    momof4, what a great idea! i suggest dry cheese though like mature cheddar. :)

  6. bayi

    01/19/2008 at 7:34 pm

    Yum…this is my kind of food! :)

  7. Ebba Myra

    01/19/2008 at 7:53 pm

    Ummm, yummy yummy yummy. Talagang ang gleng gleng mo Connie. Yeah I will sure make this and make variations, i.e. with raisins, cheese (like momof4 said), chopped spinach, pineapple, ay naku basta! I might even add thin slice of chicken, parang Cordon Blue, heheh binaligtad, primary roll na pork ang nasa outside, manok yung nasa loob. Great, great cook ka talaga.

  8. Connie

    01/20/2008 at 2:46 am

    Still carnivorous, eh, Bayi? When people ask me if I ever think of going vegan, I have a ready answer now: When Bayi does, maybe, I will too. hehehe

    Wow, Ebba, ang dami mo agad naisip na variations. Next time nga, whole slices of smoked ham ang mailagay. :)

  9. Redge

    01/20/2008 at 5:30 pm

    looks yummy! i bet sun-dried tomatoes will also work well with this.

  10. Connie

    01/23/2008 at 1:53 am

    It might be tastier, Redge, but I think that the pork benefits from the tomato juices.

  11. Mina

    09/22/2009 at 6:15 pm

    just finished preparing this and it’s amazing!!! juicy and tasty. since i ran out of basil, i used my pesto sauce that’s been sitting in the fridge for quite some time. turned out great!

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