The Story of the Loin - and Sue E's Fan Potatoes

Pigasso

<p />Began with one 5 1/2 pork loin from Kroger (on sale at the moment at $1.99 lb. Butterflied ans coated with raspberry chipotle sauce and dried fruit. Cashews were added after this picture was taken.[p]Loin was then closed, rubbed with more raspberry chipotle, and wrapped with bacon and tied. It then went into egg (indirect using plate setter and drip pan)until internal registered 138. Removed, rested, temp climbed to 146.
[p]Meanwhile, oven preheated to 400. Put 1/4 cup olive oil in a roasting pan and place in oven to heat. Take two russet potatoes, peel, slice down center to halve the potato lengthwise. Run out to woodshop and rip two pieces of maple about 1/8" thick. (You could of course use anything else that would serve the same purpose).

Place potato half between the strips and make a series of vertical cuts at about 1/16 intervals. The wood will prevent the knife from slicing through the base of the potato - you want a "hinge" to remain.

Remove pan from oven, add potatoes, spoon oil over tops, sprinkle with salt, roast for half an hour. Remove pan,, push potatoes around to make sure that they are not stuck, spoon oil remaining in the pan over the potatoes,

roast 30 minutes more.[p]Meanwhile, take 1 head bok choy, seperate stem from greens. Saute stem pieces in one tablespoon peanut oil for 5 to 7 minutes until browned. Add greens along with a mixture of 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Saute until liquid has evaporated.[p]Make plates, garnish bok choy with toasted sesame seed - enjoy! Note that Sue E's potatoes have browned nicely and the vertical cuts result in a "fanned" effect. The exterior and underside is flavorful and crunchy, the interior moist and succulent.[p][p][p]

Unknown

Pigasso, Looks Great !!! What temp and how long did the loin take if I may ask ??? Peace...

Pigasso

FatBack,- sorry, I should have included that info. 2 hours at 340 dome temp.

Nature Boy

Pigasso,
Man, I need to go eat some lunch. This forum is makin me hungry.
That is beautiful man.
Cheers!
Chris

tach18k

Pigasso, Looks grest, nice idea with the potatoes, but that cutting board, thats real nice.

Pigasso

tach18k, - thanks! I made that for Sue E for her Christmas 2000 present! Alternating strips of walnut and maple.

ranger ray

Pigasso,
nice job on the cutting board! a really cool change of the usual "stripes"....

KevinH

Pigasso,[p]Great looking pork loin! Good job.

Pigasso

ranger ray, thanks! Once the board had been glued up with alternating stripes of varying thicknesses, I cut 2" off each end, turned them end for end and then glued up the panel. So0 at the end of the day, we ended up with a mirror image of an inverted mirror image ... I think.

Unknown

Pigasso,
I think I am beginning to doubt our friendship. That is just wrong to do this to me.

Greendriver

Pigasso,[p]Very impressive both in substance and the presentation to all of us, I will have to try some of that stuff myself.