Pork loin is a tidbit that looks good with almost any sauce. You can make soup from it, stew with vegetables, in any case it will be very tasty. But if you want to amaze your home and get the deserved title of the best chef, then try to cook a pork loin in a pan. This does not require special knowledge and skills, even a novice can handle it.
Within Temptation
If you are determined to treat your home with a delicious dish, then get ready to go to the store. The first step is to choose the right piece so that you can continue to work with it. Fried pork loin in a pan will appeal even to those who are usually indifferent to meat.
Let's remember what kind of carcass it is. This is not just a piece of pork, but the back, preferably with a bone. Usually in stores, it is sold in neat pieces, each with a small flat bone. So you don’t even have to come up with portion steaks.
How to choose
To make the pork loin in the pan delicious, you need to carefully examine each piece. Meat should have the following qualities:
- Have a pale pink color over the entire surface.
- There should be no smell. You can catch a subtle milky touch.
- The fat layer is thin and white.
- When pressed with a finger, no dent remains.
If the meat meets the stated requirements, feel free to take it home. Now it's up to the small. You need to fry the pork loin in a pan. Pork meat is very useful, it contains a whole complex of microelements and vitamins of group B. Many do not buy it, because they consider it too fat. But the loin practically does not contain fat, and the meat here is tender and very tasty.
Preparation
First of all, wash the pieces, and then dry them with a paper towel. Pork loin on the bone looks very good. Thin, regular-shaped slices that just ask for the pan! Well, let's get started:
- We put a piece on a cutting board, with a sharp knife we remove the films from it, excess fat. Someone cuts a bone, but this is just not recommended.
- To make the meat well-fried and soft, they beat it with a hammer. You don’t have to try too hard, because you have to get a steak, not minced meat. Pre-place a piece in the film to protect yourself from splashes and not to crush the bone.
And the last stage. Each piece needs to be grated with sunflower oil and left for 15 minutes. This will provide excellent palatability to the final product.
Spices and Marinades
It all depends on the preferences of your family members. Pork goes very well with many aromatic herbs. You can grate the loin before roasting with rosemary and cardamom, marjoram and garlic. Come up with a different bouquet of aromatic herbs and spices, and for sure it will also be good. Pork in this case is spicy, fragrant. Today we will consider several cooking options, and then you can fantasize at your discretion.
Classic recipe in a pan
Pork loin in this case turns out to be special, natural and tender. This is suitable for meat connoisseurs who do not like spices to clog its taste. Be sure to try. Pork is cooked almost instantly, and the delight is enough for a few days. You need to salt the meat immediately before cooking, otherwise the salt will draw moisture out of it and the loin will be dry. In our case, the meat lies on the table 15 minutes after oiling, after which it is lightly sprinkled with salt and sent to a hot frying pan.
This raises the logical question: is it necessary to use oil? It depends on your desire and taste preferences. The loin is tender meat, it is sure to be nourished with oil. If you want to avoid this, then choose a non-stick pan. In extreme cases, lightly grease the bottom. But frying it like pies floating in oil is not recommended.
Time for preparing
This is the most important moment for most novice cooks. If this is your first time cooking a loin, you will also worry that the meat is not raw and does not turn into crackers. There is a fairly clear framework for this that needs to be adhered to. It will depend on whether the dinner will please the family or not.
Fry the meat for 5-7 minutes on each side. During this time, a beautiful crust should form. After that, cover and let the dish obscure for another 5 minutes. That's it, now you know how to cook pork loin correctly. Feel free to supplement it with vegetable salad - this is the best combination of tastes.
How to check readiness
Taking out pieces of meat from the pan, many want to make sure that it is really ready. To do this, at the very end, remove the lid and pierce a piece with a sharp knife near the bone. If transparent clear juice stands out, feel free to remove the meat from the heat. It is completely ready. But the pinkish juice suggests that you need to extinguish the contents of the pan for a few more minutes. And on the table are the fruits of your labors. Beautiful, delicious and fragrant dish!
Marinated marinade
If you want to slightly change the taste of the finished product, then try to cook this kind of marinade. It is simple but perfectly complements pork. They are as if created for each other. For 600 g of meat you will need:
- Lemon juice and olive oil - 3 tbsp each. l
- Garlic - 1 clove.
- Parsley.
- Bay leaf, a mixture of favorite spices, salt, black pepper.
Shuffle everything in a cup and add a couple more tablespoons of sunflower oil. Coat the meat thoroughly and leave for 6 hours. This is a minimum, it is possible for a day. When the time is up, you need to get the pulp out of the marinade and remove all the sticky pieces of garlic and herbs. They will burn and add a specific flavor during frying.
To create a golden crust, heat the pan with vegetable oil (until smoke) and fry for three minutes on each side. Do not lay out all the pieces at once - if you fry one at a time, the crust forms much better. Now put the meat in a baking dish and put in the oven for 15 minutes at 160 degrees. Pork loin without bone according to this recipe is also impeccable.
Instead of a conclusion
This recipe will be a favorite in your cookbook. No difficulties and pitfalls, fast and very tasty. A dream, especially in the holiday fuss. Garnish best served with fresh or baked vegetables. In a duet with a loin, they will look especially good.