Pan-Roasted Pork Loin with Radicchio

Name: Pan-Roasted Pork Loin with Radicchio (Arrosto di Maiale al Radicchio)
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: 1 pound radicchio; Freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup dry white wine; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; ½ small yellow onion; Salt; 2 pounds boneless pork loin

Arrosto di Maiale al Radicchio

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

Ideally, you would use the elongated Treviso radicchio, now starting to become available in the States, but this recipe is also excellent with the more common round radicchio.

Ingredients

½ small yellow onion
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 pounds

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Peel and finely chop the onion.
Put the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed braising pan and place over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, put in the pork. Brown the pork on all sides, then transfer to a platter and season with salt and pepper.
Turn the heat down to medium and put in the onion. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until it turns a rich golden