Black Velvet Pork Loin

Bill Emlay devised this
tasty pork product using Loin of Pork and Black Pudding.  Bill warns
that “it's not just a case of sticking a bit of black pudding in the
middle of a pork loin”.

Use the better end of the pork loin,
sirloin end without the spare rib muscle
As a guide you require a piece of pork
loin that is as long as a 3lb stick of black pudding
Peel the casing off the black pudding
Use one solid piece of loin, joining two
together will only create waste.
Take a vertical slice off the edge of the
stick of black pudding
Then a slice off another edge
You only need two slices for the product
The remainder of the black pudding will
provide another two vertical slices for another loin and the square piece
left is used in the centre of a block of Lorne Sausage
Place one slice on top of the other, flat
sides together.  If one slice is thicker than the other – this will
happen – match the thick on top of the thin end.
With one cut sweep down the back bone side
making an incision but not breaking through the flesh.
This gives access to the middle of the eye
of the loin creating a pocket
Cut the other side open so that it can be
rolled up
Place the black pudding in the pocket
Roll the pork around the black pudding and
gather together ready to tie.
Use thin string and carefully string the
pork at intervals to allow one piece of string to be on each of the slices
taken off the finished roll
Keep it tight without bursting the strings
String all the way to the end
Temper on fridge and when firm face the
ends up by taking thin slices off
Source Verstegen World Grill Seasalt and
Lampong Pepper
Slice off individual portions – probably
around 200g each – and brush with the World Grill
Coat both sides
Do not overfill the tray
Shaping of the black pudding and
uniformity of the tying is critical to the look of the end product. 
Trial and error will no doubt enable you to get your Black Velvet Pork
Loin to look like this.

Bert Fowlie was selling this at £12 per
kilo on 15th May 2011.  Many thanks to Hebbie Fowlie and Bill Emlay
for sharing their secret with the members of the Scottish Federation of
Meat Traders