Healthier Roasted Pork Loin

Ingredients

• 2 pounds pork loin roast boneless
• 4 medium carrots split cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 heads fennel bulb quartered
• 2 tablespoons rosemary fresh chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 8 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1.5 pounds potatoes red quartered
• 0.5 cup white wine 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• roasting pan
• wooden spoon
• kitchen thermometer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Crush garlic with rosemary, salt, and pepper to make a paste. Pierce meat with a sharp knife in several places and press the garlic paste into openings. Rub meat with remaining garlic mixture and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
3. Place the pork loin into a roasting pan and cook in preheated oven for 45 minutes, basting with pan juices several times.
4. Add the carrots, potatoes, and fennel to the pan and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with more salt and pepper. Continue to roast until pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
5. Remove roast and vegetables to platter.
6. Pour wine into pan, and bring to a boil while scraping browned bits of food off bottom of pan with wooden spoon.
7. Serve with pan juices.