Pork Loin with Apples and Plums

Name: Pork Loin with Apples and Plums (Arrosto di Maiale alle Mele e Susine)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless pork loin; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 medium plums; 1 medium yellow onion; Freshly ground black pepper; Salt; ⅓ cup full-bodied dry red wine; ¾ Gala, Fuji, or other sweet red apple; ¾ Gala, Fuji, or other sweet red apple; ¾ Gala, Fuji, or other sweet red apple

Arrosto di Maiale alle Mele e Susine

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pound

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Put the butter and vegetable oil in a braising pan large enough to accommodate the pork and place over high heat. When the oil and butter are hot and the butter is just beginning to turn color, put in the pork. Brown the pork on all sides, then transfer it to a plate and season with salt and pepper.
While the meat is browning, peel, halve, and thinly slice the