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Balsamic Rosemary Pork Loin with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables

Story Created: Nov 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM CDT

Story Updated: Dec 17, 2010 at 11:57 AM CDT

By Scott Koeneman / Fight theFatFoodie.com

There is just something I love about a hearty, comforting Sunday dinner. At risk of showing my age, my childhood memories of Sunday evenings, watching "Maverick" and "The Wonderful World of Disney" with my family and the smell of pot roast with browned potatoes or corned beef and cabbage filling the house.

Dinner was always in the dinning room and we all had to be on our best behavior -- napkins on our laps, please and thank you, etc.

Nancy had similar experiences growing up and we are trying to do the same with our son Quinn.

One of my favorites for Sunday dinner is a good pork loin, slow roasted or braised, this cut is lean but can be moist and delicious. I tried this latest version this week. I loved the combination of herbs and spices that acted as both a wet rub for the pork and seasoning for the potatoes and vegetables -- sweetness from the balsamic vinegar and parsnips, earthiness from the rosemary and carrots, and a little tang from the garlic. And using mostly stock, instead of oil, for the wet rub helped keep this dish to only 238 calories with 4 grams of fat and 5 of fiber for a 4-ounce serving of pork, with the fat removed,  and a serving of vegetables and potatoes.

If that's not good enough, the leftovers can be used to make a wonderful Pork Stew.

Let's eat!

Balsamic Rosemary Tenderloin with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables
Makes 12 servings
Ingredients:
3 pounds pork loin
4 medium parsnips, peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
4 medium potatoes, chopped into 1-inch cubes
4 stalks celery, chopped into 1-inch chunks
1 cup, loosely packed, rosemary leaves
9 cloves garlic
1 shallot
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons chicken stock

Directions:
Preheat oven to 450F.

In a food processor, combine rosemary, garlic, shallot, salt, pepper, olive oil, vinegar and stock. Blend until slightly chunky.

Rub all sides of the tenderloin with 1/2 to 3/4 of the mixture. Place the tenderloin in a roasting pan and roast uncovered for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine remainder of the rosemary mixture with veggies and potatoes.

After the tenderloin has roasted for 15 minutes, add potatoes and veggies to the roasting pan, reduce heat to 350F and continue to cook for about 60 minutes, until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 145F.

Remove the tenderloin and let rest 10 minutes, while potatoes and veggies continue to cook.

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