Braised Pork with Bay; joy

I remember my mother having a small jar of dried bay leaves. She would add 1 to a pot of chili which she made once or twice every winter.

I don’t think she used them in any other recipe.

When I started cooking I would add 1 or 2 leaves to any recipe that had tomatoes in it and needed to be simmered for a time.

Then we moved to France and I realized that the big shade tree on my way to the potager was, in fact, a laurel tree, aka: bay.

I started using bay leaves, fresh or dry, in anything and everything. When I trim the tree in the fall I save some branches to throw in the fire to make the house smell nice.

They add a lovely flavor – but don’t eat them.

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Braised Pork with Bay

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Braising makes a pork loin moist and tender. This makes enough to serve 6 but we plan on leftovers…. Sandwiches, pork version of Shepherd’s Pie or an easy skillet dinner.

• Author: Kate
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 90 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x
• Category: Pork
• Method: Braise

Ingredients

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• 1 pork loin roast, 32oz (960gr)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 12 bay (laurel) leaves
• 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) of white wine
• 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken broth
• 2 tsp juniper berries
• 1 tbs olive oil

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Instructions

• In heavy pot or Dutch oven with tight-fitting lid, brown pork in olive oil.
• After turning pork, add sliced onions to brown as well.
• Add remaining ingredients, turn heat to low, cover and braise for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove pork and keep warm.
• Strain juices, then return to pan.
• Reduce pan juices over high heat until slightly thickened and syrupy.
• Slice pork, pour pan juices over and serve.

Notes

I use a lot of bay leaves because I have a bay tree outside my kitchen. You could use fewer, but try for at least 4.
You could thicken the sauce, rather than reduce it (make gravy) by stirring in 2 tbs cornstarch dissolved in 4 tbs water – add when sauce is simmering.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 slice
• Calories: 341
• Sugar: 1.2 g
• Sodium: 113.1 mg
• Fat: 10.7 g
• Saturated Fat: 3.2 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 4.7 g
• Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 47.1 g
• Cholesterol: 126.9 mg

Keywords: pork loin, braised pork, Sunday roast

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