Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- 2 cups mixed dried fruits ((yellow raisins, figs, apricots, and prunes))
- 1 cup shelled walnuts
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 teaspoon bruised peppercorns
- 1 cup sweet white wine (such as orange Muscat or sauternes)
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup sea salt or kosher salt (dissolved in 1 cup hot water)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves (crumbled)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- One (4-pound) boneless pork loin (with a thin layer of fat left intact, preferably center cut)
- 6 garlic cloves
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
- Flour (for dusting)
- 12 green grapes (preferably Muscat)
- Fall Fruit Compote ((recipe above))
- 1 tablespoon fruit-flavored vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
