Tuscan-Style Roast Pork with Garlic and Rosemary (Arista)

Name: Tuscan-Style Roast Pork with Garlic and Rosemary (Arista)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 , lemon; 1/3 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 8 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh rosemary; 2 ounces, pancetta, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 (2 1/2-pound), boneless center-cut pork loin roast, trimmed; , Kosher salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2016, America's Test Kitchen TV

Arista means “the best.” This dish promises a superlative pork loin flavored with garlic, rosemary, and deep browning. Too bad few versions live up to their name.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME2½ to 3 hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 20 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The Tuscan roast pork dish known as arista promises to turn lean, mild pork loin into a juicy roast flavored with plenty of garlic and rosemary and featuring a deeply browned crust. Yet most versions turn out dry and bland. To boost both fl...

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