Puerto-Rican Style Pork Roast
Caribbean flavor is added to a simple pork roast
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ingredients
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1 (3-pound) boneless Smithfield Pork Loin Roast, rolled and tied
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6 cloves garlic, peeled
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
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3/4 teaspoon pepper
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About 1/2 cup dry white wine or beef broth
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Peach Chutney
Steps
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, and pepper in a mortar; mash into paste with pestle. Rub all over pork roast. Place meat on rack in a roasting pan. Roast 15 minutes. Open oven and pour 1/2 cup wine over roast. Close oven, reduce heat to 325 degrees F. Continue to roast, adding about 1/4 cup wine every 15 minutes. If liquid accumulates on bottom of roasting pan, use it to baste. Roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees F. Transfer meat to a platter; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
Serving Suggestions
Serve with Peach Chutney
Recipe and photo by Smithfield.
