Bacon Wrapped Pork Roast

I saw this recipe and just had to try it!  How do you go wrong with bacon wrapped - anything?!  It turned out really nice and moist!  It's not my favorite pork roast (unbelievably) but I would make it again.  I served it  with my stuffed red bliss potatoes and broccolini.

Before the oven

When it came out

Our dinner

Ingredients:
1 pork loin (1-1/2 lbs)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp finely chopped rosemary
1/4 lb bacon thinly sliced
1 cup white wine
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Pat roast dry with paper towels
Season pork with salt & pepper
Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat & sear pork on all sides
Rub pork with rosemary and wrap with bacon, overlapping pieces slightly.  Tie pork with kitchen string
Roast in oven, basting occasionally with cooking juices, until internal temp reaches 145 degrees, approximately 35-40 minutes.  Remove from oven and place on serving dish
Place roasting pan on stove top over low heat and add the wine.  Deglaze the pan by scraping bits of pork off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon
Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a small sauce pan & skim off any fat.
Drizzle sauce over pork & serve.

Roast Pork with Mustard Herb Coating

I made a boneless pork roast last night with a recipe I found on Epicurious.  I can describe it in 1 word...succulent.  It was absolutely amazing!  Everyone went back for seconds!  I served it with the mashed cheesy cauliflower.  Simply a delicious meal (and super easy to make!!)! 

I made 2 minor adjustments to the original ingredients.  I ommitted bay leaves (because I didn't have any) and I added a thin coating of Italian bread crumbs on top of the mustard coating.  I also adjusted the cooking temp / time based on other roasts I have made.  This turned out perfectly moist and delicious!

(this is before the pork went in the oven)

(this is after the pork came out of the oven and is resting)

Ingredients:
6 tablespoons coarse-grained Dijon mustard
6 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
2 pound boneless pork rib roast
Italian bread crumbs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 
Combine Dijon mustard, minced garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and rosemary in small bowl; whisk to blend.
Dry pork with paper towels.
Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
Spread mustard mixture all over pork.
Sprinkle Italian bread crumbs over both sides of the pork
Place pork on rack in baking dish.
Bake for 15 minutes then lower the temp to 400 degrees.  Continue baking for 35 more minutes. 
Remove from oven and let the roast stand for 5-10 minutes, then slice and serve.