Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag.

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 400 g turnips
• 2 6 purples globe artichokes
• 3 700 g pork meat
• 4 1 handful sage
• 5 30 g butter
• 6 salt
• 7 pepper
• Total weight: 1,730 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
3 hours 35 min.	25 min.	3 hours 60 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Garnishing vegetables Prepare 400 g turnips, cut into medium-sized pieces and set aside.
2	Prepare 6 purples globe artichokes and cut in half lengthways.
3	Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then blanch the turnips for 1 or 2 minutes.
4	Remove the turnips from the pan, drain, then cool under the cold tap.
5	Using the same pan of boiling water, blanch the artichokes for 2 or 3 minutes.
6	Drain them. Your vegetables are ready - these can be prepared in advance, even a few days ahead.
7	Roast the pork in the bag Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Salt and pepper the joint of pork - this is a nice piece of tenderloin.
8	Put the pork into a cooking bag with 1 handful sage and seal.
9	Cook in the oven for 3 or 4 hours at 300°F (150°C).After this time, the roast should have a good crusty top, be meltingly soft ("confit") inside...
10	...and have produced delicious meat juices which are far too good to throw away.
11	Braise the vegetables Melt 30 g butter in a large saucepan on medium heat. When really hot, add the vegetables, salt and pepper, then mix well. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes until just starting to colour.
12	Add the meat juices and turn the heat down to its lowest. Leave uncovered to braise gently for 10 minutes.
13	Meanwhile, slice the meat thickly with a serrrated knife.
14	Lay the slices of meat on top of the vegetables towards the end of cooking, cover and leave for 5 minutes for the meat to heat through. Heat the plates.
15	Sit the meat on a bed of braised vegetables and pour a little of the cooking juices over. Serve immediately.

Remarks

It you don't have much cooking liquid left at stage 12, you can add a little chicken stock or other meat juices. Or if the worst comes to the worst, just add a little water.

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