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Apricot, shallot, pine nut and sage-stuffed loin of pork

Name: Apricot, shallot, pine nut and sage-stuffed loin of pork
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 30g butter; 4 shallots, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; Small handful fresh sage; 75g dried apricots, chopped; 30g pine nuts, toasted; 2 tbsp fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped; 50g fresh white breadcrumbs; 2kg boneless pork loin, skin scored, ready to roll; Olive oil, for rubbing; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 250g chantenay carrots, scrubbed; ½ celeriac, peeled, cut into wedges; 200ml white wine

Published: 30 Nov 09
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Apricots, shallots, pine nuts and sage all work wonderfully as a stuffing in this roast loin of pork recipe.

Easy
December 2009

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Takes 25 minutes to make, 1½-2 hours to cook, plus resting

Apricots, shallots, pine nuts and sage all work wonderfully as a stuffing in this roast loin of pork recipe.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 590kcals
Fat: 21.5g (7.6g saturated)
Protein: 76.3g
Carbohydrates: 18.6g (11.4g sugar)
Salt: 0.9g

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Ingredients

30g butter
4 shallots, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Small handful fresh sage
75g dried apricots, chopped
30g pine nuts, toasted
2 tbsp fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
50g fresh white breadcrumbs
2kg boneless pork loin, skin scored, ready to roll
Olive oil, for rubbing
1 onion, roughly chopped
250g chantenay carrots, scrubbed
½ celeriac, peeled, cut into wedges
200ml white wine

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Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7. Melt the butter in a frying pan over a low heat. Add the shallots and garlic, season and fry over a low heat for 5 minutes until soft but not coloured. Tip into a bowl and set aside to cool, before adding the sage, apricots, pine nuts, parsley and breadcrumbs. Mix and season to taste.
Lay the pork loin out on a chopping board, skin-side down. Starting and finishing about 2cm from each end, cut a pocket into the pork loin about two-thirds of the way through and fill with the stuffing. Roll the loin around the stuffing and secure, at intervals, with kitchen string. Rub the skin with olive oil, sea salt and black pepper.
Place the chopped onion, carrots and celeriac into the roasting tin, lay the pork on a rack on top and roast for 30 minutes. Turn the heat down to 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5, add the wine and 100ml of water to the roasting tin and roast for 1-1½ hours or until the pork is cooked through. Top up the roasting tin with a little more water during cooking.

When the pork is cooked, allow it to rest for 10 minutes before serving. If the crackling isn’t crunchy enough, carefully remove it from the resting pork with a sharp knife and crisp it up under the grill. But watch it like a hawk so it doesn’t burn!
Cut the pork into slices and serve with the roasted veg, Apple sauce (see recipe, right) and creamy mash, and drizzle over the pan juices.