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Recipes
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 Cornbread-Stuffed Pork Loin | Chef: Tim Soufan
Chef
Food & Beverage Intelligence
Frisco, TX
Yield: 4 Servings 
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| | Ingredients | Weight | Measure | | STUFFING | | | | Any | | 2 Tbsp | | Onion, chopped | | 1/2 cup | | Garlic, minced | | 1 Tbsp | | Fresh sage, chopped | | 1 Tbsp | | Cooked cornbread, crumbled | | 4 cups | | Toasted pine nuts | | 1/4 cup | | Chicken broth | | 1/2 to 1 cup | | Egg | | 1 medium | | Salt and ground pepper | | to taste | | PORK LOIN | | | | Boneless pork loin | 2 lb | | | Seasoned salt | | as needed | | Stuffing, prepared | | | | CHEDDAR GRITS | | | | Chicken broth | | 2 cups | | Salt and ground pepper | | to taste | | Tabasco | | to taste | | Grits | | 1 cup | | Cheddar cheese, grated | | 1 cup | | For Stuffing | | Heat butter in a skillet. Add onions and garlic and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until onions and garlic are tender. Add sage and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Remove pan from heat and add remaining ingredients. Stir thoroughly to insure that ingredients are well mixed. | | For Pork | | Place pork on a clean surface. Using a thin boning knife, make a cut in one end of loin, making sure not to cut through the sides of the loin. After making cut in one end, turn pork around and do the same to the other end, meeting the first cut in the middle. Fill the cavity you have created with the cornbread stuffing. Generously season outside of pork with seasoned salt. Place in a well-oiled pan and put in a 500°F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°F and continue cooking for approximately 30 more minutes or until internal temperature reaches 150°F | | For Grits | | Place broth in a pan. Add salt, pepper and Tabasco to taste and bring to a boil. Slowly add grits while stirring constantly. Reduce heat and cook grits for approximately 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Cheddar cheese. | | Plating Instructions | | In the center of a dinner plate, place 1 cup grits. Slice cornbread-stuffed pork loininto 3/8 -inch slices. Place 3 slices of the pork loin roast around grits. Place green beans around outside of the plate. Serve at once. |
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