Pork Loin with Lemon and Saffron

By Elisa Cucini from Agriturismo il Molinello in Tuscany.

You might enjoy this recipe on our tours in Tuscany!

Ingredients for 4 people:

• 500 gr (~1.1 lb) of pork loin (not too lean)
• rosemary, sage, salt and black pepper
• 1 lemon juice and rind
• 1/8 tsp of saffron
• EVOO
• half a glass (~3/4 cup) of water

Directions:

• Finely mince sage and rosemary and massag it into the meat
• Sprinkle with salt and black pepper
• Put meat on a tray with some EVOO and half a glass of water, then in oven at 380 F for 1 hour
• Take it out and to the juice collecting in the bottom of the pan add the juice of one lemon, the rind and 1/8 tsp of saffron
• Turn off the oven and put it back in until you are ready to eat to keep it warm

Buon appetito! (Photo courtesy Peccato di Gola)