John's spring lunch for six
BBC Easy Cook|April 2023
MasterChef's John Torode serves up a memorable weekend lunch packed with spring flavours
John Torode
John's spring lunch for six

Stuffed pork loin with lemon herb sauce
■Serves 6 with leftovers ■ Prep 20 mins ■ Cook 50 mins

1 Lay the pork on a chopping board. With a sharp knife, make an incision in the meat halfway down, running parallel to the board. Cut almost all the way through so that you can open up the piece of meat like a book. You can also get your butcher to do this for you. Season the inside.

2 Put the herbs, breadcrumbs, lemon zest and olive oil in a bowl, then mix together well. Rub the herb mix onto the opened-up piece of pork, being quite forceful. This will help to get the flavour and the seasoning evenly distributed. Then fold up the pork.

3 Unroll a piece of foil large enough to wrap the pork. Place 2 pancetta pieces on the foil to form a long strip. Then lay down 2 more pieces, slightly overlapping alongside. Continue until the pancetta is wide enough to cover the pork. Place the pork in the middle of the pancetta, then bring the pieces of foil-covered pancetta up and over the meat to enclose it completely. Make sure the pork is tightly rolled in the foil, then twist each end so the parcel is very tight, like a sausage. You can make up to this point one day in advance - store the meat in the fridge.

4 Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put a heavy-based, large roasting tin over a high heat and add the vegetable oil. Put the foil parcel in the tin and cook, turning every 2 mins, so all parts of the parcel have contact with the heat. This will seal the outside and colour the outer layer of the meat. Then put into the oven and roast for 40 mins.

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