My fear with this dish is that people will think it’s either secretly complicated, or too simple to be worth trying. I mentioned on Instagram last night that I’m not one for declaring “favorites” with my dishes. I feel like bloggers use the word “favorite” way too often, so using it can come off as ungenuine, which I don’t want to be. All that said, I have to declare this my all around favorite grilled dish, because it meets both of my criteria (friggen easy, friggen delicious).
The great thing about pork is you can get tender and juicy cuts often for a fraction of what the corresponding beef cuts cost. For this particular dish, I usually grab a 2-3lb New York loin roast. It costs around $7 and feeds 4-6 people, but definitely doesn’t come across as a “bargain dish” on the plate. Here’s what you need:
• 1 pork loin roast, 2-3lb
• cooking oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder
• fresh herbs (oregano and rosemary are my favorites)
First and foremost, preheat the grill. While it’s heating, cut the loin roast into cubes about 2 inches in size and put the cubed pork, cooking oil, 3-4 good-sized pinches of salt, 3-4 grinds of fresh black pepper, and about 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder into a bowl or zip-top bag and toss to coat. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Grill the pieces of pork until they reach an internal temperature of 145 (below you’ll find a link to the meat thermometer I use, as well as a discount code if interested).
While it’s grilling, pull the leaves from a couple sprigs of oregano, and the needles from 1 sprig of rosemary. Roughly chop that, and toss it with the pork hot from the grill.
That’s it. The title of this post is, quite literally, the recipe – grill the pork, and toss it with fresh herbs. Now I know there will be some of you out there saying, “All you did was grill pork and sprinkle herbs on it. What’s the big deal? Anybody can do that.” My response to which is, EXACTLY! Anybody can do that. But I’m willing to bet most of you haven’t, and I blame food bloggers.
Is anybody else tired of the current demand for complexity? Has anybody else even noticed it? As though you’re only credible if you make things unnecessarily difficult. Enough, I say! “Simple” does not mean “boring,” and this dish proves you can make great food with so little effort. So yeah, Mrs. (or Mr.) Food Blogger. You keep adding ingredients. Dirty those dishes, and “wow” all your friends who are in the dining room while you slave in the kitchen. I’ll be over here enjoying the company, my clean kitchen, and my extra time.
P.S. – my May post for Char-Broil is up! Check it out to learn all about dry rubs, my personal recipe, as well as tips for creating your own. Also, as promised, here is the meat thermometer I use. You can save 15% on everything on charbroil.com (grills, accessories, whatever) by using the code B15CLJ. Cheers!
Grilled Pork Tossed With Fresh Herbs
Ingredients:
- 1 pork loin roast 2-3 lbs, cut into 2in cubes
- 1-2 Tbsp cooking oil
- Kosher salt TT
- Fresh cracked pepper TT
- 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano
- 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
Directions:
- Preheat a grill on medium heat.
- In a zip top bag, toss together the cubed pork, cooking oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Grill the pork until each piece reaches an internal temperature of 145. Remove from the grill and immediately toss the hot pork with the chopped herbs.
- You can pretty much serve this with whatever you want, and it'll work.
Finally tried this recipe. So glad I did! Used rosemary + basil and it was delicious. Love the food posts.
So glad you enjoyed it, Cathie! Basil is one of those herbs that I think is best when only slightly warmed. Tossing with freshly-cooked pork – really great idea.
Made these last night for a group of friends and they were delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Yum! Add a little lemon juice and it’s basically a pork souvlaki. I actually use a Boston butt roast seasoned much the same way to make gyros. This looks delicious, and I will definitely give it a go! Thank you so much for taking the time to post!
This looks yummy- I will be trying it tonight. I love the recipes mixed in with the home improvements.
As the working mom of a 3-year-old, I love to see recipes like this! I want to run into the store and grab ingredients quickly, and I want a dish that doesn’t take an hour just to prepare while my family sits…and waits…and gets hungrier! Thank you, this looks delicious, I’m going to try it this weekend!