As I was saying, New Year's Day was a lazy day of food and movies. After one quiche and two movies, we attempted dinner with great success. This is a meal I gleaned from one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants on the far northwest side of Chicago. It always seems quite extravagant but truly takes little effort.
I preheated the oven to 400 and began trimming the fat from my pork tenderloin. Can I just say I find it annoying trying to shop for an un-marinated pork tenderloin at the grocery store? Anyway... I like to coat the tenderloin in olive oil to keep it moist while cooking and then I rubbed it down with dried Dalmatian Sage leaves (don't encrust it though... sage is very powerful). Next I wrapped it in proscutto which is challenging since it is so thin and rips easily. I typically lay all proscutto over it and then carefull duck under the ends and roll it. It helps to have four hands at this point. Tie the loin up with twine so the proscutto stays put.
I created a bottom layer wedges of sweet onion, baby golden potatoes and baby carrots in a ceramic baker to create a rack for my roast. I covered the bottom with about 1/4 inch of water. Next I placed my tenderloin on top of the veggies and threw it in the oven. After about 35 minutes it is good to flip the roast so the proscutto gets crisp around the entire roast and it cooks evenly. Roast it for another 25 minutes or so until the meat is at least 155 degrees in the center. Let it stand for a good 5 minutes, slice it up and dig in. Mind you, the meal was far more enjoyable than the 3rd movie in the Resident Evil series.
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