---------- exported from cookworks for meal-master, v7.0 title: roast pork loin with cream gravy categories: entree servings: 25 17 lb pork loin roast with bone 1/2 t salt 1/2 t pepper 1 t rubbed sage 1 c onion 1/2 c carrot 1/2 c celery 1 qt white stock 1 qt milk 5 oz flour 1 c heavy cream 1/4 t salt 1/4 t freshly ground white pepper remove chine bones with a meat saw so loins may be separated into chops when cooked rub the loins with salt, pepper, and sage place chine bones into the bottom of a roasting pan place loins, fat side up, on top of the bones insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the muscle roast @ 325 degrees for 60 minutes place mirepoix into the bottom of the pan and baste with fat roast @ 325 degrees for 60-90 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees remove roast from pan, keep warm remove chine bones and reserve for stock or soup set roasting pan over a moderate flame cook until mirepoix is browned and moisture has evaporated drain off and reserve fat deglaze pan with stock combine contents with milk in a saucepan, and skim well heat 5 ounces of the reserved fat in a skillet add the flour, heat and whisk to make a honey-colored roux whick the roux into the saucepan heat and stir until thickened and slightly reduced strain through a chinois finish gravy with heavy cream adjust the seasonings cut between the ribs into chops serve hot -----