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How to Cook a Half of a Pork Loin

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Chris Dinesen Rogers

The loin is to pork what the filet mignon is to beef. The pork loin is the tenderest cut and the perfect ingredient for a wide array of recipes. You can cook the loin whole or cut into medallions. A whole loin weighs typically two to three pounds. A half loin weighs about a pound, and serves two people.