recipe of the week: pork tonnato

i made fancy mayonnaise! if you don't have a blender, you're out of luck.

for the pork

1.5kg pork loin
1 large onion, peeled and chopped coarsely
1-2 carrots, peeled and chopped coarsely
2-3 celery, stalks chopped coarsely
3 cloves
2 bay leaves
6 peppercorns
510ml / 18fl oz vegetable stock
275ml / 10fl oz white wine

for the mayonnaise

2 large egg yolks
1 lemon, juiced
150ml / 5fl oz sunflower oil
150ml / 5fl oz olive oil
1 tin of tuna, drained
3 anchovy fillets
3T capers
salt and pepper

place the pork loin in a large sauce pan and add all of the ingredients.
bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 1 1/4 hours, covered.
remove from the heat and allow to cool.
scoop out half of the carrots, onions and celery as well as 2T of stock and place in a separate bowl.

mix the oils together.
add the tuna, anchovies, and capers to the reserved vegetables and stock.
place the egg yolks into a blender with the lemon juice and a good grind of salt and pepper.
blend yolks for a moment and then add the oil in a very thin stream until you get a thick mayonnaise.
add the reserved vegetables, tuna, stock, anchovies and capers and blend until everything is smooth.
add more stock if mayonnaise is too thick.

slice pork thinly and drizzle with much of the mayonnaise.

YUM! and so easy!