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Pork baked in the oven is an ideal hot dish for the holiday table.
If you love pork, then you know how easy it is to cook in the oven. It turns out juicy and tasty. And perfect for the holiday table. Spices and herbs for pickling can be chosen according to your taste. But juniper and coriander will perfectly complement your dish. The recipe was shared on the Southern Living website.
Roast pork
Ingredients:
- pork loin – 2 kg;
- garlic – 7 cloves;
- ground sweet paprika – 1/3 tsp;
- dried juniper – 4 berries;
- dried rosemary – 1/3 tsp;
- cloves – 2 buds;
- coriander – 1/2 tsp;
- chili pepper flakes – 1/2 tsp;
- olive oil – 1 tbsp. l.;
- salt, freshly ground pepper.
Preparation:
- First, prepare the pork for roasting. Wash it and dry it with paper towels. Peel the garlic cloves and cut into long slices that will be convenient for stuffing the meat.
- Place sweet paprika, juniper, rosemary, cloves, coriander and chili pepper in a mortar and pestle. Add oil and stir.
- Make thin punctures in the meat and insert slices of garlic into them. Rub the meat with salt and brush with the spicy oil mixture on all sides. Wrap in cling film and leave at room temperature for a couple of hours to marinate.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Remove the film from the meat and wrap it in foil. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 1.5 hours. When the baked pork is almost ready, remove it from the oven, carefully unwrap the foil on top and brush the meat with a mixture of honey, mustard and olive oil in equal proportions. And bake for another 15 minutes to get a tasty crust.
You can also fry the meat in a very hot pan to seal all the juices inside.
