Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 Boneless pork loin, about 4
Lb
4 tb Virgin olive oil plus 4
TB
1 md Onion, thinly sliced plus 4
Cut in halves
1 Bulb fennel, thinly sliced,
Leaves removed and set aside
2 lb Chopped pork shoulder
2 tb Fennel seeds
2 tb Freshly ground black pepper
2 tb Chopped fresh rosemary
6 Cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 Eggs

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Butterfly pork loin to become a sheet 1inch thick and about 8 inches
by 14 inches. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and set aside.

In a 12inch to 14 inch saute pan, heat olive oil until smoking. Add
onion and fennel and saute until softened and lightly browned, about
10 minutes. Add ground pork, fennel seeds, pepper, rosemary and
garlic and cook until the mixture assumes a light color, stirring
constantly, about 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Add chopped fennel
leaves and eggs and mix well. Spread mixture over pork loin and roll
up like a jelly roll. Tie with butchers twine and place in roast pan
on top of halved red onions. Place in oven and roast 75 minutes, or
until interior temperature is 140 degrees F. Remove and allow to rest
for 10 minutes. Slice into 1inch thick pieces and serve with Scafata
(see recipe).

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