I first saw braided pork loin at Radu Anton Roman. Then I read about it also at Radu Anton Roman. The second time I saw it was at Uica Mihai, on TVR3. There was a considerable period of time between the two “rendez-vous”. This is when anyone can assume that braided loin is rather rare stuff. I don’t think the taste is modified by braiding the loin, but eventually, the artistic impression sells the food. Let’s see how today’s recipe “sells”:
Before anything, I cleaned the pork loin form skins, because they cramp from the heat and the muscle would twist in unforeseen directions.
I then split the muscle (lengthwise, obviously), making sure the thicker end remains untouched.
I then braided the loin, with a green onion that I also split into three. A bit for taste, a bit for the pleasure of the eye.
AI put the meat on the hot grill and I turned it on all sides, for about a quarter of an hour.
After removing the loin from the grill, I seasoned it with salt and freshly ground pepper.
The accompaniment salad was made from tomatoes, green onion, ramson, unsalted traditional Romanian cheese (telemea), sunflower seed oil, salt and pepper.
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