Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag.
Pork goes particularly well with sage (true for white meats in general), but in this recipe, we'll bring out these flavours to the full by slow-cooking in a bag.
The pork roasting joint is simply salted and peppered before being put in the bag and cooked for hours at low temperature.
The delicious cooking juices produced is used for braising the vegetables to serve with the roast: turnips and purple artichokes.
In this recipe, everything is done gently and at an unhurried pace: this is real slow food at its delicious best.
The pork roasting joint is simply salted and peppered before being put in the bag and cooked for hours at low temperature.
The delicious cooking juices produced is used for braising the vegetables to serve with the roast: turnips and purple artichokes.
In this recipe, everything is done gently and at an unhurried pace: this is real slow food at its delicious best.
91 K 4.5/5 (34 reviews)
3 hours 60 min.
Easy
8 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 22th 2025
800 g turnips
12 purples globe artichokes
1 kg 400 g pork meat
2 handfuls 
60 g 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 3 hours 35 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 3 hours 60 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 12 purples globe artichokes and cut in half lengthways.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then blanch the turnips for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Remove the turnips from the pan, drain, then cool under the cold tap.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Using the same pan of boiling water, blanch the artichokes for 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Drain them.
Your vegetables are ready - these can be prepared in advance, even a few days ahead.
Your vegetables are ready - these can be prepared in advance, even a few days ahead.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
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.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Put the pork into a cooking bag with 2 handfuls sage and seal.
Stage 9 - 3 hours
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...
Stage 10
...and have produced delicious meat juices which are far too good to throw away.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Braise the vegetables
Melt 60 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.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Add the meat juices and turn the heat down to its lowest.
Leave uncovered to braise gently for 10 minutes.
Leave uncovered to braise gently for 10 minutes.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Meanwhile, slice the meat thickly with a serrrated knife.
Stage 14 - 5 min.
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.
Heat the plates.
Stage 15 - 3 min.
Sit the meat on a bed of braised vegetables and pour a little of the cooking juices over.
Serve immediately.
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.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 400 RDI=150 % | 150 RDI=10 % | 320 RDI=50 % | 5,040 RDI=250 % | 21,110 RDI: 250 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 150 RDI=7 % | 610 RDI: 7 % |
| Per person | 50 RDI=20 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 630 RDI=30 % | 2,640 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 28.95 €
- Per person : 3.65 €
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