Sous-vide Pork Loin, Pears and Chocolate Sauce

Name: Sous-vide Pork Loin, Pears and Chocolate Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 800 g pork loin steaks; 4 - 8 pinches salt; 4 - 8 pinches ground black pepper; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tsp olive oil; 1400 g water; 30 g lemon juice; 70 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids); 10 g balsamic vinegar; 25 g water; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 pears; 1 - 2 pinches salt

4.0 (3 ratings)

Difficulty medium

Preparation time 15 min

Total time 2h 55 min

Serving size 4 portions

Ingredients

800 g pork loin steaks (approx. 3 cm thick)
4 - 8 pinches salt, to taste
4 - 8 pinches ground black pepper, to taste
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 garlic cloves, halved lengthways
2 tsp olive oil
1400 g water (approx. or enough to fully submerge bags but not higher than the maximum capacity of the bowl), plus extra for cooling
30 g lemon juice, freshly squeezed (see tip)
or 1 tsp ascorbic acid powder