Roasted rack of pork

Roasted rack of pork

Ingredients:
1 4-5 pound loin of pork, chine bone removed
2 garlic cloves, peeled
Coarsely ground black pepper

Detail:
Trim excess fat from pork loin and trim rib bones of all extra meat. (This is called “frenching” the bones; you can ask your butcher to do this for you.) Cut garlic cloves in half and rub all surfaces of loin, sprinkle loin generously with black pepper.

Place rack of pork, bones up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Place in preheated 350 degree F. oven and roast for 1-1 1/2 hours, about 18-20 minutes per pound, until meat thermometer inserted in center of loin reads about 155 degrees F. Remove rack from oven, let rest about 10 minutes. Cut between rib bones to serve.