Roast pork with pistachio couscous stuffing

Cut slices of beautiful roast pork with crispy skin and flavoursome stuffing.

Recipe «Roast pork with pistachio couscous stuffing» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2kg rolled pork loin, rind scored, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp sea salt flakes, 1/2 cup couscous, 1/2 cup boiling water , 2 tsp olive oil, 1 small brown onion, finely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed , 1/4 cup pistachio kernels, chopped, 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves, 1 tsp finely grated orange rind.

Ingredients:

• 2kg rolled pork loin, rind scored 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 tsp sea salt flakes 
• 1/2 cup couscous 
• 1/2 cup boiling water 
• 2 tsp olive oil 
• 1 small brown onion, finely chopped 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 1/4 cup pistachio kernels, chopped 
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves 
• 1 tsp finely grated orange rind 

Instructions

1. Make stuffing: Place couscous in a heatproof bowl. Add boiling water. Cover. Stand for 3 to 5 minutes or until liquid has absorbed. Stir with a fork to separate grains. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion has softened. Add pistachios. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until toasted. Add to couscous with sage and orange rind. Toss to combine. Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
2. Remove string from pork. Unroll. Place on a board, skin-side down. Slice crossways through thickest part of meat without cutting through to skin. Open pork out to form 1 large piece. Press stuffing over pork. Roll up pork to enclose stuffing. Tie with kitchen string at 3cm intervals to secure. Rub with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Place in a large roasting pan.
3. Roast pork for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Roast for 1 hour 30 minutes or until juices run clear when pork is pierced with a skewer. Cover loosely with foil. Set aside for 15 minutes. Serve.