Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our tantalizing pork roast, braised to perfection in a bath of aromatic hard cider. This succulent dish is a culinary masterpiece, where the tenderloin pork shoulder roast basks in the tangy embrace of hard cider, apple cider vinegar, and a medley of herbs and spices. As the roast simmers, it releases its delectable juices, creating a rich and savory gravy that will tantalize your taste buds. Accompanying this majestic roast is a delightful selection of recipes that will elevate your dining experience. From the classic mashed potatoes that provide a creamy canvas for the gravy, to the vibrant green beans that add a crisp and refreshing contrast, each recipe is carefully curated to complement the pork roast. Additionally, the article offers variations such as a slow-cooker option for those who prefer a hands-off approach, and a cider-braised pork loin for those seeking a leaner cut. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or a novice in the kitchen, this comprehensive guide will equip you with the knowledge and recipes to create a memorable meal that will impress your family and friends.
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CIDER BRAISED PORK ROAST
Pork Shoulder Roast (aka Boston Butt) is an inexpensive cut of meat. Rubbing the meat, 18-24 hours in advance, with a brown sugar-salt mixture and refrigerating it overnight seasons the meat and helps keep it juicy. The following day, the roast is seared and then braised with apple cider, onion, garlic, thyme and bay leaves for about 3 hours. While the roast is resting, the braising liquid is used to make an incredible gravy with a few additional ingredients. Apple wedges seared in flavorful pork fat is the perfect condiment to compliment this dish. The pork turned out super moist and fork tender. The gravy is liquid gold!
Provided by Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Using sharp knife, trim fat cap on roast to 1/4 inch. Cut 1-inch crosshatch pattern, 1/16 inch deep, in fat cap. Place roast on large sheet of plastic wrap. Combine sugar and 1/4 cup salt in bowl and rub mixture over entire roast and into slits. Wrap roast tightly in double layer of plastic, place on plate, and refrigerate for 18 to 24 hours.
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 275 degrees. Unwrap roast and pat dry with paper towels, brushing away any excess salt mixture from surface. Season roast with pepper.
- Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just smoking. Sear roast until well browned on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Turn roast fat side up. Scatter onion and garlic around roast and cook until fragrant and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add 1 3/4 cups cider, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, and cinnamon stick and bring to simmer. Cover, transfer to oven, and braise until fork slips easily in and out of meat and meat registers 190 degrees, 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours.
- Transfer roast to carving board, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest for 30 minutes. Strain braising liquid through fine-mesh strainer into fat separator; discard solids and let liquid settle for at least 5 minutes.
- About 10 minutes before roast is done resting, wipe out pot with paper towels. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of clear, separated fat from top of fat separator into now-empty pot and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Season apples with salt and pepper. Space apples evenly in pot, cut side down, and cook until well browned on both cut sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to platter and tent with foil.
- Wipe out pot with paper towels. Return 2 cups defatted braising liquid to now-empty pot and bring to boil over high heat. Whisk in apple butter until incorporated. Whisk cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup cider together in bowl and add to pot. Return to boil and cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Off heat, add vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover sauce and keep warm.
- To carve roast, cut around inverted T-shaped bone until it can be pulled free from roast (use clean dish towel to grasp bone if necessary). Slice pork and transfer to serving platter with apples. Pour 1 cup sauce over pork and apples. Serve, passing remaining sauce at table.
ROAST PORK WITH CIDER GRAVY
Hand and spring of pork is a cheaper cut that becomes irresistibly tender and juicy with slow-cooking - cook for a crowd and serve with a rich gravy
Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer
Categories Dinner
Time 5h40m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7. Score the skin of the pork and rub with olive oil and sea salt. Put the pork, leeks, carrots, turnip and herbs in large high-sided roasting pan and pour in the cider and stock. Roast for 30 minutes, then take the roasting tray out of the oven and cover tightly with foil. Return to the oven and turn the heat to 150C/ 130C fan/ gas 2.
- After 4 hours, remove the foil, turn the oven back up again to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7 and roast for another 30 minutes.
- Take the pork out of the oven, remove the meat, cover and set aside to rest. Drain the cooking liquid, pouring off any excess fat. Either serve or discard the cooking vegetables.
- To make the gravy, melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the flour, cook for 2 minutes then whisk in the cooking liquid. Simmer for a few minutes. Serve alongside the meat. Delicious with braised red cabbage and roast potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 677 calories, Fat 39.3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13.9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9.2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 3.2 grams fiber, Protein 62.3 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
PORK ROAST WITH HARD CIDER GRAVY
tart granny Smith apples are turned into gravy in this classic on comfort food favorite. Adding the hard cider gives the gravy richness and a little kick. When you take the time to caramelized vegetables or fruit, you bring out even more sugar and flavor. The deeper Brown the onions and apples get a more rich and flavorful your...
Provided by Lynnda Cloutier
Categories Roasts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. preheat oven to 375°.
- 2. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. When it's hot, add 2 tablespoons butter. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper and sear it on all sides in a hot pot until Golden Brown. Remove and set aside. Add the onion and apples to the pot, season with salt and pepper, and cook until they begin to caramelized. Pour in the hard cider and scrape the browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Bring to a simmer and nestle browned pork roast back in the pot. Cover with a lid and place in the oven to braise until the internal temperature reaches 145° on a meat thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes.
- 3. Remove the pork roast from the pot and transfer to carving board. Tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer the contents of the pot to a food processor or blender and purée. Return the puree to the pot. Bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper, then reduce the heat to low. Add more cider if the gravy is too thick. Add the remaining tablespoon cold butter, whisking constantly as it melts. Remove from the heat when the gravy is smooth and shiny and the butter is completely melted.
- 4. Slice the pork loin roast and serve with the sauce. Makes four servings.
ROAST LOIN OF PORK WITH BAKED APPLES AND CIDER GRAVY
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place the pork roast in a roasting pan with the ribs facing up, braced against each other. Add sage and thyme to olive oil. Brush the pork roasts with oil mixture and season with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Roast the pork loin for 2 1/2 hours, until the skin is crackled. (Put the apples in the oven along with the pork roast in the last half hour of cooking.)
- Remove the pork roast to a cutting board and let it rest for 15 minutes before carving. Pour out some of the excess fat from the roasting pan and put it on the stove over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the flour into the hot pan juices, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or whisk to prevent lumps. Cook and stir the roux until its light brown. Add the cider and continue to stir to incorporate. Pour in the chicken broth; boil and stir for 5 minutes until the sauce is thick. Check for seasoning - add lemon juice if necessary. Serve the cider gravy with the pork roast and baked apples.
- To make the buttered apples: Core the apples with an apple corer, making a good size cavity to hold the stuffing. Douse the cut sides of the apples with some of the lemon juice to prevent them from browning while you make the stuffing. In a mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, muffin crumbs, raisins, sage, garlic, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Spoon the stuffing into the cavities of the cored apples; stand them up, side by side, in a baking dish and sprinkle the tops with the reserved muffin crumbs. Pour the cider around the apples and bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 375 degrees F, until soft when pierced with a knife. Place the warm apples in the center of a round serving dish. Spoon the cider sauce around the apples and serve with the pork loin.
PORK ROAST WITH HARD CIDER GRAVY
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add 2 tablespoons of butter. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper, to taste, and sear on all sides in the hot pan until golden brown; set aside. Add the onions and apples and season again with salt and pepper. Cook until they begin to caramelize, then pour in the hard cider and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer and nestle the browned pork roast back into the pan. Cover with a lid and put in the oven to braise until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove the pork roast from the pot and transfer to a carving board; tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer the contents of the pot to a food processor or blender and puree, then return the puree to the pan. Bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper, to taste, then reduce the heat to low and add more cider if gravy is too thick. Add the remaining tablespoon of cold butter, whisking constantly as it melts. Remove from heat when the gravy is smooth and shiny and the butter is completely melted.
- Slice pork loin roast and arrange on a serving platter. Serve with sauce and enjoy!
ROAST PORK WITH CRACKLING
This classic roast pork recipe with lots of delicious crackling is great for Sunday lunch with the family. Top with our tasty apple & cider gravy
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 2h30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- If you have time, rub salt in the pork skin 2 hours before cooking and leave it uncovered in the fridge. Heat the oven to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Turn the pork rind-side down and with a small knife make about 6 deep incisions along the meat. Poke a sliver of garlic, a piece of rosemary and bay in each incision and turn the pork the right way up. If you didn't salt the pork earlier salt the skin now.
- Mix the carrot, onion and apple and scatter along the middle of a shallow roasting tray to make a bed for the pork to sit on. Sit the pork on the vegetables and rub the skin with the oil. Place the pork in the oven and leave for 15 mins then turn the heat down to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and continue to roast for 1hr 30 mins. If after this time you don't have brilliant crackling turn the heat up again and check every 5 mins until the skin has crackled.
- Remove the pork from the roasting tray to a board to rest and pour off all but about 2 tbsp of fat from the tray. If your tray is robust enough to go on the heat then do so, if not scrape the contents into a shallow saucepan and place on the heat. Stir the flour in with the veg and cook until you have a mushy, dark amber paste then splash in the cider and bubble down to a thick paste again. Pour in the stock and simmer everything for 8-10 mins until you have thickened gravy. Strain the sauce into another saucepan pushing as much puréed apple as you can through the sieve. Simmer again and season to taste.
- Carve the pork loin with crackling attached into slices using a serrated knife and serve with your favourite vegetables and the apple and cider gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 562 calories, Fat 32.8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11.3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5.1 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 52.6 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
ROASTED LOIN OF PORK WITH PAN GRAVY
Juicy, tender pork covered in a pan gravy that is packed with flavor. Great to serve to guests! My mother-in-law who can't cook demanded I teach her how to make this! Substitute chicken stock for pork stock in the gravy, if you wish.
Provided by France C
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 2h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in the black pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano, dry mustard powder, and garlic. Cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- With a sharp knife, make several small slits in the pork roast. Place the roast into a roasting pan, and spread the spice mixture all over the roast and in the incisions. Surround the roast with celery, carrots, and onion, and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
- Roast in the preheated oven until the pork roast is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast reads at least 150 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 2 hours. About 15 minutes before the end of cooking, turn the oven temperature up to 425 to help brown the roast.
- Remove pork roast from oven, and allow to stand for about 10 minutes before slicing. Check temperature again; roast temperature should be at least 160 degrees F (75 degrees C) before serving.
- While roast is resting, place the roasting pan containing vegetables and pan drippings over a stove burner set to medium heat. Whisk in the flour, and simmer the drippings and flour for about 3 minutes to remove raw taste from flour. Whisk in the pork stock, a little at a time, until the gravy is thickened. Strain the gravy, and serve with the roast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.4 calories, Carbohydrate 8.3 g, Cholesterol 119.4 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 39.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 200.3 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
PORK ROAST WITH GRAVY
"I've been making this juicy pork roast and gravy for 40 years," says Jean Lowrey of Dubach, Louisiana. "Lower in fat and calories, it's one of my first choices to serve guests."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil on all sides. In a small bowl, combine wine, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and bouillon; pour over roast., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 45-60 minutes or until pork is tender, basting occasionally with pan juices., Remove roast to a serving platter; keep warm. Pour drippings and loosened browned bits into a 2-cup measuring cup; skim fat. Add enough water to measure 1-1/2 cups. Return to pan., Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 241 calories, Fat 9g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 262mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH APPLE AND PORK STUFFING AND CIDER GRAVY
Steps:
- Make pork:
- Position pork atop 9- to 10-inch-diameter tart pan bottom. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet. Brush pork with oil. Combine salt, sugar, thyme, sage and pepper in small bowl. Rub spice mixture over pork. Cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
- Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 450°F. Fill pork cavity with enough stuffing to mound in center. Cover tips of pork bones with foil. Roast pork 20 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325°F. Continue roasting until thermometer inserted into center of pork meat registers 150°F, about 1 hour 50 minutes. Remove foil from bones. Continue roasting until thermometer inserted into center of pork and stuffing registers 155°F, about 15 minutes longer. Carefully transfer roast atop tart pan bottom to platter.
- Make gravy:
- Add 1 cup broth to baking sheet and scrape up browned bits from bottom of baking sheet. Pour juices into 2-cup glass measuring cup; freeze 15 minutes. Spoon fat off top of pan juices. Transfer pan juices to medium saucepan. Add remaining 1/2 cup beef broth and apple cider. Bring to boil. Dissolve cornstarch into applejack in small bowl; whisk into broth mixture. Boil until gravy thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer gravy to sauceboat.
- Carve roast between bones to separate chops. Serve with stuffing and gravy.
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use a good-quality, flavorful hard cider.
- Sear the pork roast before braising it to develop a rich, caramelized crust.
- Add a variety of vegetables to the braising liquid for extra flavor and nutrition.
- Simmer the pork roast for at least 2 hours, or until it is fall-apart tender.
- Thicken the gravy with a cornstarch slurry or a roux, if desired.
- Serve the pork roast with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or your favorite side dishes.
Conclusion:
This pork roast with hard cider gravy is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight dinner. The pork is tender and flavorful, and the gravy is rich and savory. With a little planning, you can have this dish on the table in no time. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this pork roast with hard cider gravy a try. You won't be disappointed!
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