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Pork with Christmas polenta
Photo: Sam Loyd

Pork with Christmas polenta

18 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 6-8 openrecipes

A stuffed loin of is pork wrapped in pancetta and foil to roast it. The loin semi-steams in its little parcel, the pancetta sticks to the outside of the pork, and the whole thing unwrapped looks beautiful, is moist and delicious.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1276
Calories
61g
Protein
63g
Fat
117g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2kg/4lb 8oz loin of pork, skin removed
  • and pepper salt
  • handful sage
  • handful oregano
  • handful parsley
  • handful fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 12-16 slices pancetta
  • 100ml/3½fl oz vegetable oil
  • 300ml/10½ fl oz milk
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 garlic
  • 100g/3½oz instant polenta
  • 120ml/4fl oz double cream
  • 20g/¾oz grated parmesan
  • 70g/2½oz mascarpone

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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