My Pork Pot Roast

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

I had 1/2 of a pork loin roast last night and decided I would do something a little different than just roasting it as usual. I wondered how it would come out if I turned it into a pot roast.

I seasoned it heavily with Montreal Steak seasoning, then browned it on all sides and removed and took out any burned seasoning from the pan. Then I sauteed 1/2 a finely diced carrot, 1/2 a finely diced apple and 1/2 of a finely diced onion, and 2 cloves of diced garlic for about 3 minutes. I added 1 T of tomato paste and 1T of brown sugar and some thyme and rosemary. I put in a very generous glug of Madeira (my favorite cooking wine) and a good glug of chicken broth. I brought it to a simmer, covered it. and let it cook slowly on the stovetop for almost 2 hours (adding more liquid- wine and or broth as needed) Then I sliced up some red potato and some apple and some onion and added it to the pot for about 1/2hr.- 45 min.

When done, the meat was just meltingly tender.

Then of course, it was too late to eat it for dinner and we ate Chinese leftovers instead. :)

But, we'll have it tonight. It sure smelled fantastic when it was done.

[kestrel91316]

1. I love my pork braised until it's falling apart.........sounds GREAT!

[hippywife]

2. Okay!

I had my coop order all done this morning and had to go back and order a pork loin.

:hi:

[The empressof all]

3. God I love Roast Pork

It's up there on my list of favorite meats. I love it roasted with Sauerkraut and little potatoes cooked in the pork fat. My current favorite is a shoulder roast cooked in the pressure cooker with a head of garlic and some spicy Pace Picante Sauce. I cook it till it's meltingly tender then serve it up on those onion buns with slices of swiss cheese and pickles. I store it in individual sandwich size baggies in the freezer for quick and yummie dinners. I don't eat it much anymore but the Old Man Loves it.

[hippywife]

4. That's what I'll probably do with mine.

Roast it with kraut, a little pepper and garlic. Some butter potatoes on the side. :9

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

5. I have to say, it was excellent.

The hubster was very concerned that I needed to write down how I made it so I could make it again, and this is a guy who says he really doesn't like pork! Good thing I posted here, since I didn't write it down otherwise.

[hippywife]

6. Your husband and mine

share a similar concern. LOL

Glad it turned out so well for you. Sounds like a nice departure from the norm and I can't see why it wouldn't be wonderful.

:hi:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

8. A concern about pork - or not being able to make something twice?

Ha! I have had the sad experience of making something fantastic once and then waiting too long before making it again and forgetting something essential. As for pork - I've always loved it, but I have had to slowly and craftily bring the husband along. He's just about there and I think this one pushed him over.

I lurk more than post here, but lately I've been on a sabbatical and cooking more than usual. Actually, I mean cooking more new stuff and experimenting. I enjoy all your threads about baking. I have never baked really, but was just given a really nice stand mixer with a bread hook from a friend whose mother died recently and she thought I could put it to use. We'll see.


:hi:

[hippywife]

9. Both, really.

I was initially referring to remembering how to make something really good. I do a lot of experimenting, too. He always tells me to make sure I write something down so I'll remember what I did the next time since I'm always tweaking recipes.

My husband quit eating meat altogether several years ago and I've only gotten him to start eating it a little since we now get our meat through our coop. We still try to only eat it about once or twice a week, which is good for us both. But he still has this thing in his head about eating pork. I can only get him to eat it on the rare occasion but when I told him I wanted to order a pork roast and fix it like I used to in a crock pot with kraut, he agreed he would eat some of it.

You should go ahead and try to bake. It's really not as hard as it looks. Just follow directions really and before you know it, you'll be tailoring even those recipes for your own tastes. And if something flops, try it again. My husband used to make all the bread until I really developed an interest in trying it, thanx to this group. Somethings I try just for the challenge and sometimes I decide it was easier than I thought and add it to the list of things I'll make, and sometimes I decide it just wasn't worth the work.

I'm sure you can do it. Plus it's one of the more creative sides of cooking. :hi:

[yellerpup]

7. That sounds fantastic!

I can almost smell it from here.

[eleny]

10. This week's sale is a buy and get free on pork loin roasts

I'm going to use your recipe. It sounds great - thanks!

[hobbit709]

11. I do mine up in a crockpot.

Comes up falling apart on your fork.