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Pesto stuffed pork loin with duchess potatoes

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Import-Recipe - PESTO STUFFED PORK LOIN & POMME DUCHESSE

Surprise yourself -and your guests- with this heartwarming meal. It's impressive yet easy to master.

Duration
Total2h40
Prep1h20
Cooking1h20

Tools

BlenderBlender
StandMixerStandMixer

Ingredients

Serving

80 ml

olive oil

1/2 tsp

salt, for the pesto

100 g

arugula

1 clove

garlic

20 g

walnuts

45 g

parmesan cheese

1 1

ork loin

100 g

goat cheese

50 g

cranberries

800 g

floury potatoes

60 ml

heavy cream

40 g

butter

2

egg yolks

1/2 tsp

salt, for the duchesse potatoes

1/2 tsp

pepper, for the duchesse potatoes

tsp 1/4

nutmeg

Step by step

  1. Add the olive oil, salt, arugula, garlic, walnuts, Parmesan cheese to the jug of the blender.

  2. Start blending on speed 2, increase speed to 4 until the pesto is blended but not entirely smooth.

  3. If necessary add some extra olive oil, 1 tablespoon at a time.

  4. Make a lengthwise slit in the pork loin and fold it open. Flatten the meat with a meat hammer until it is about 2 centimeters thick.

  5. Spread the pesto over the pork loin leaving some space at the sides.

  6. Crumble the goats cheese over the pesto and top off with the cranberries.

  7. Tightly roll up the pork loin and secure with kitchen twine.

  8. Bake for 50 minutes in a 180 degrees Celsius preheated oven.

  9. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

  10. Peel and boil the potatoes in salted water until they are tender.

  11. Add the potatoes to the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the Wire Whip and start mixing on speed 6.

  12. Heat the cream and butter in a small saucepan until the butter has melted.

  13. Pour the cream mixture in with the potatoes and add two egg yolks and seasoning.

  14. Increase the speed to 10 and mix until there are no lumps left.

  15. Transfer the mashed potatoes to a piping bag with an edged nozzle and pipe into swirls onto a baking paper lined baking tray.

  16. Freeze for 30 minutes, brush with some egg wash and bake for 15 minutes in a 220 degrees Celsius preheated oven.