Roast Pork With Creamy Mushroom Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 to 5 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp. salt, divided
1 (3 to 3 1/2 lb.) boneless double pork loin roast, tied
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
fresh baby pears and fresh rosemary sprigs (garnishes)
Creamy Mushroom Gravy

Preparation

Cut garlic into 1/8-inch slices; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Place roast, fat side up, on a greased rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Cut 1/2-inch slits
at 1-inch intervals in diagonal rows on top of roast; insert garlic slices deep into slits.
Brush lemon juice evenly over roast; sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1 1/4 teaspoons salt.
Insert meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat.
Bake, uncovered, at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours (30 minutes per pound) or until meat thermometer registers 160\u00b0. Transfer roast to a serving platter; let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
Garnish, if desired.
Serve with Creamy Mushroom Gravy. Yield:
8 servings.