Dutch Oven Pork Roast Recipe 335

PORK ROAST THE OLD-FASHION WAY (CAST IRON DUTCH OVEN)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Melt lard in cast iron dutch oven, or very heavy bottomed pot with lid, over medium high heat.
• Salt and pepper all sides of pork roast.
• When lard just begins to give off smell of being hot, place roast in pot.
• DO NOT move it for a minute or so, then rotate it to brown all sides.
• Lay garlic cloves and onion slices around the roast and stir to brown them a bit.
• Mix Kitchen Bouquet into the 2 cups of water.
• Pour in the water mixture.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover tightly and place in lower portion of the oven.
• Roast 1 hour for boneless roast; 1-3/4 hours for bone-in roast.
• Half-way through roasting time turn the roast over.
• Remove roast from pan and cover to keep hot.
• Mix 2 Tablespoons cornstarch into 1/2 cup water.
• Using a whisk, stir the cornstarch mixture into the pot drippings, breaking up the garlic cloves as you mix.
• Bring to a boil, taste and season if needed with salt and/or pepper.
• NOTE: Pork roast made this way is ALWAYS tender.
• It makes wonderful hot pork sandwiches!
• The gravy is out of this world!

SUNDAY PORK ROAST IN A DUTCH OVEN

Steps:

• Remove roast from fridge an hour before cooking. Season all sides with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat. Brown sliced onions until nicely carmelized. Move to side, then add the roast to hot dutch oven to seer all sides just until browned. Then add 5 cups of water or beef stock and place lid on dutch oven. Bring to a quick boil then remove from stove and place in 300 degree oven for approximately 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until meat temp reaches 170 degrees.
• When roast is done, remove roast and onions to platter. Place dutch oven on stove high heat and boil liquid, reducing it until thick and rich.
• *Optional: To thicken sauce mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch into 1/2 cup water. Using a whisk, stir the slurry into the liquid, stirring constantly for a few minutes. Remove from heat, sauce will thicken as it rests.
• Lastly, spoon thick sauce with onions over the roast, then cut roast into slices and serve.

PAULA'S DUTCH OVEN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season roast with salt and pepper and coat with 2 tablespoons flour. Heat oil in a large 6- to 8-quart Dutch oven. Brown the roast on all sides in the hot oil, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in remaining flour to absorb remaining oil. Add beef broth, wine, onion, soup mix, marjoram, Worcestershire, and bay leaves. Add enough water to cover.
• Cover and simmer on medium-low heat until tender, about 2 hours. Add carrots and potatoes. Continue to cook until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour. If gravy is too thin, uncover and continue to simmer until liquid evaporates and gravy thickens, about 20 minutes more. Remove bay leaves from gravy when serving.

DUTCH OVEN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Prepare grill or campfire for low heat, using 20-24 charcoal briquettes or large wood chips., Line a Dutch oven with heavy-duty aluminum foil; add pork. Combine the salsa, kidney beans, salt and pepper; pour over pork. , Cover Dutch oven. When briquettes or wood chips are covered with white ash, place Dutch oven directly on top of 10-12 of them. Using long-handled tongs, place remaining briquettes on pan cover., Cook for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until thermometer reads 145°. To check for doneness, use the tongs to carefully lift the cover. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

DUTCH OVEN PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (104 degrees C). Place a small rack inside a Dutch oven.
• Rub pork roast with barbecue spice rub and place on the rack in the prepared Dutch oven.
• Cover and cook in the preheated oven until roast is fork-tender, about 8 hours.
• Shred the roast with 2 forks and return meat to the Dutch oven with some of the roasting juices and a generous amount of barbeque sauce.
• Let simmer over medium heat for at least 30 minutes.

DUTCH OVEN PORK ROAST RECIPE - (3.3/5)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Melt lard in cast iron dutch oven, or very heavy bottomed pot with lid, over medium high heat. Salt and pepper all sides of pork roast. When lard just begins to give off smell of being hot, place roast in pot. DO NOT move it for a minute or so, then rotate it to brown all sides. Lay garlic cloves and onion slices around the roast and stir to brown them a bit. Mix Kitchen Bouquet into the 2 cups of water. Pour in the water mixture. Bring to a boil. Cover tightly and place in lower portion of the oven. Roast 1 hour for boneless roast; 1-3/4 hours for bone-in roast. Half-way through roasting time turn the roast over. Remove roast from pan and cover to keep hot. Mix 2 Tablespoons cornstarch into 1/2 cup water. Using a whisk, stir the cornstarch mixture into the pot drippings, breaking up the garlic cloves as you mix. Bring to a boil, taste and season if needed with salt and/or pepper. NOTE: Pork roast made this way is ALWAYS tender. It makes wonderful hot pork sandwiches! The gravy is out of this world!