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Sous vide pork loin with wild mushroom and duck sauce
Ingredients
Pork loin
Wild mushroom and duck sauce
Preparation
Sous vide
Pork loin
- Place loin on a plate. Generously season with salt and pepper. Coat loin well on all sides with butter mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until butter sets.
- In the meantime, fill a large pot or sous vide container with water. Attach the immersion circulator to the rim of the container according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Set cooking temperature to 60 °C (140 °F). Allow water to reach the right temperature.
- Fold over the rim of a large sous vide bag or resealable freezer bag to keep the outside clean. Place the loin with the butter inside.
- Turn up the rim of the bag and seal it with a vacuum sealer or immerse the resealable bag in water (without submerging) to expel the air, then seal it shut.
- Using a clamp, secure the bag to side of the container to fully immerse meat in water. Set cooking time to 4 hours. Remove bag from water and take out meat from bag.
On the stove
Wild mushroom and duck sauce
- In a large measuring cup or bowl, rehydrate mushrooms in duck stock for about 15 minutes.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Fry shallots until tender. Add flour and mix well. Stir in white wine and bring to a boil. Add duck stock to mushrooms and bring to a boil. Simmer gently until sauce thickens and reduces by half. Add cream. Season with salt and pepper.
Serving
- While sauce is cookingIn, in a skillet over medium-high heat, brown loin on all sides in oil. Transfer to a cutting board and slice.
- Serve topped with sauce. Serve with mashed carrots or potatoes and sautéed wild mushrooms with butter and parsley.
Nutritional values (per serving)
- 607 calories
- 59 g of protein
- 33 g of fat
- 10 g of carbohydrates
- 5 g of fibre
- 1 g of sugar
- 430 mg of sodium