OVERNIGHT
PORK ROAST WITH CABBAGE
Prep Time: 1 Hour
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready In: 25 Hours
Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients:
4 teaspoons caraway seeds,
crushed and divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 pounds double loin center cut pork roast
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 onion, thinly sliced
4 carrots
2 bay leaves
2 1/2 pounds shredded fresh cabbage
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
2 tablespoons molasses
1 cup beef broth
4 potatoes, cooked and mashed
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, combine
2 teaspoons of the crushed caraway seeds, garlic, salt and ground
black pepper. Rub the pork with the dry rub mixture, cover and
refrigerate for 24 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
F (175 degrees C).
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium
high heat. Add the onion, carrots, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon of
the crushed caraway seeds and salt and pepper to taste. Sauté
for 8 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Transfer this
to a 10x15 inch roasting pan.
4. In the same skillet over high
heat, combine 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil, half (1 1/4 pounds)
of the cabbage, and 1/2 teaspoon crushed caraway seeds. Sauté,
stirring often, until this cooks down, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Transfer this to the roasting pan and repeat with another 1/2
tablespoon of oil, the remaining half (1 1/4 pounds) of the cabbage,
and the remaining crushed caraway seeds. Once cooked down, transfer
this to the roasting pan.
5. Heat the remaining olive oil in the same skillet over medium
high heat. Place the pork loin in the heated oil and brown well
on all sides. Set the roast on top of all the vegetables in the
roasting pan. Add the beer and molasses to the skillet and bring
to a boil, scraping up all the browned bits on the bottom of
the skillet. Pour this and the broth over the pork roast and
vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175
degrees C) for 45 minutes. Turn pork over and bake until the
internal temperature of the pork reaches 150 degrees F (65 degrees
C). At this point, remove the pan from the oven and let the pork
sit on a cutting board for 5 minutes. Then slice the pork into
serving size pieces. Discard the bay leaves. Return the sliced
pork to the pan resting over the vegetables. Top off with the
mashed potatoes.
7. Bake at 350 degrees F (175
degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes, or until potatoes are lightly
browned. |