3 quick recipes with pork

Light recipes with pork: tasty and quick

It is known that pork is never considered and included among the lightest and healthiest meats, but some recipes are able to enhance nobler and less fatty cuts, such as fillet and loin, without giving up the taste of the meat. swine. If, for example, we take the typical boneless or non-boned loin (the whole pig) we can find two cuts which are often called the same but in reality there is a substantial difference: the loin (or fillet) is the piece whole pork which includes bones and fat, while the loin is the lean boned muscle. Let's discover three super quick recipes that enhance these cuts without making any confusion.

Arista with aromas

Ingredients

• 700 g of pork loin or whole pork fillet
• 2 cloves of garlic
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• 2 sprigs of rosemary
• 20 g of chopped sage and thyme
• 1 pinch of crushed fennel seeds
• Salt and Pepper To Taste

Method

Let's proceed with the preparation of the flavoring mix. Chop the garlic, rosemary, sage, thyme and crushed fennel seeds and add salt and pepper. Now cut the pork fillet and create some cuts where you will insert the chopped herbs.

Sprinkle the meat with plenty of salt and pepper, tie the pork loin with kitchen string, place it on a baking tray and place it in a previously heated oven and leave to cook for 2 hours at 180°.

Remember to turn the meat often and baste it with the cooking juices. If it dries out, add vegetable broth. As soon as it is cooked, cut into slices and serve with a sprinkling of chopped raw herbs. It is excellent both hot and cold.

Pork fillet with capers

Ingredients for 4 people

• 600 g of sliced ​​pork fillet
• 4 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
• ½ glass of red wine
• 1 tablespoon of salted capers
• Salt and Pepper To Taste

Method

Put the olive oil in a large pan and brown the pork fillet on both sides until golden. Continue cooking by sprinkling the meat with red wine until completely absorbed, taking care to create a base similar to a reduction of red wine.

Add the washed and dried capers and cook everything, thickening the sauce. As soon as the meat is ready, serve it immediately while still hot accompanied with a seasonal salad and red wine reduction.

Pork loin in beer

Ingredients for 4 people

• 700 g of pork loin slices
• flour to taste
• 4 large onions
• homemade meat broth
• 1 glass of light beer
• salt and white pepper to taste

Method

Salt, pepper and flour the loin slices. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a pan, add the meat as soon as it is hot and brown on both sides for about 3 minutes.

Finely slice the onions, add them to the meat, leaving them to brown for a few minutes. Drizzle everything with the light beer and the meat broth, cover and continue cooking for 10 minutes. After this time, add salt and pepper and arrange the loin slices on a serving dish and serve piping hot with a very fresh farm beer .