COOKING WITH GARLIC

Rosemary, garlic and fennel roast pork

Maiale arrosto con rosmarino, aglio e finocchio

▶SERVES 4-6 ▶PREPARATION 20 minutes ▶ COOKING 2 hours

Fragrant rosemary, aromatic fennel and tasty garlic combine to good effect in this simple but flavourful roast pork dish.

• 1.8kg pork loin, skin scored for crackling, chined 
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and cut into slivers
• 3-4 rosemary sprigs, chopped into short pieces

1 Bring the pork to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 220°C/Gas Mark 7. Dry-fry the fennel seeds until fragrant, then cool and finely grind.

Pat the pork dry