Ingredients
- 750g pork loin joint
- salt to season
- olive oil
- Ingredients for the tarte tatin
- 300g ready-rolled 32cm circle of puff pastry
- 75g unsalted butter
- 75g sugar
- 8 small red onions, peeled & halved with root intact
- 25ml sweet sherry vinegar
- thyme sprigs, leaves picked
- Ingredients for the vinaigrette
- 25ml sherry vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 75ml rapeseed oil
- sea salt & black pepper to taste
- snipped chives
Introduction
Here we take classic flavours & serve them in a modern, fun way way, sweet & sticky onions, fork tender, sitting on a crisp butter puff pastry base topped with roast pork with crackling, all finished with a sharp sherry & mustard vinaigrette. This dish works well with other pork cuts, such as belly or a simple chop. Any excess vinaigrette can be kept for use another time.Method
- Remove the joint from the chiller & scald the rind by
- pouring over a full kettle of boiling water onto the skin over a
- clean sink with the pork resting on a wire tray, pat dry then rub with oil & generously season with fine salt.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/ 180°C / (gas 4)
- Roast fat side up, 40 minutes, then increase the oven temperature to 210°C fan/ 230°C (gas 8) & continue to roast for an additional 20 minutes until crisp & the core temperature reaches 65°C before resting.
- Alternatively air fry 30 minutes on 180°C until 10 minutes on 220°C until crisp & the core temperature reaches 65°C before resting.
- Leave to rest for 20 minutes in a warm place before carving.
Method for the tarte tatin
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6.
- Unroll the pastry onto a baking sheet lined with baking
- paper then prick all over with a fork, then put in the fridge to keep chilled.
- Take a 24cm heavy-based ovenproof frying pan & place over a
- medium heat, melt the sugar until caramel then add 25ml vinegar & the butter.
- Add the onion halves, cut-side down tucked in nice & tightly & fry for 5 minutes until then add thyme sprigs, season well.
- Take the pastry out of the fridge and drape it over the pan,
- tucking in the edges around the softened onions.
- Bake for 35 minutes until golden and crisp then carefully remove from the oven and cool in the pan for a few minutes before turning out onto a wooden board or platter.
Method for the vinaigrette
simply whisk together adding a little roasting juices.
To serve
carve the pork & save on a slice of warm tart, drizzle with vinaigrette & scatter with baby green salad leaves & snipped chives.