maiale con balsamico e soffritto (pork loin with balsamic vinegar and soffritto)

Ingredients

• 450 g pork loin
• 225 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 stalk of celery
• 55 ml balsamic vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sage leaf
• salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. roughly chop the onions, carrots and celery
2. place in a food processor with the oil and balsamic vinegar and pulse until pureed
3. season the mixture with salt and pepper and arrange it in the bottom of a roasting tin
4. place the pork in the roasting tin along with the sage and pay leaves
5. roast for approcimatley 1 hour at 375 F
6. remove thepork from the tin, carve into slices and arrange on a platter
7. spoon the hot sauce from the roasting tin over the pork and serve