Top Loin Roast with Garlic-Herb Butter

Name: Top Loin Roast with Garlic-Herb Butter
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 5 pounds, top loin roast; 3 tablespoons, olive oil; 4 teaspoons, kosher salt; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh sage leaves; 1 tablespoons, chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 1/2 teaspoons, chopped fresh thyme leaves; 1 small clove, garlic, minced

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2003

An unconventional cooking method yields excellent results with an overlooked roast.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 1½ hours, plus 12 hours chilling, 1 hour standing, and 20 minutes resting

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