My Delicious Garlic Studded Roast Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S GARLIC-STUDDED ROAST PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cut about 6 holes per side into pork roast with a sharp knife and insert garlic clove halves into the holes. Rub roast with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season all sides of roast with kosher salt and a generous amount of black pepper, Italian seasoning, rosemary, and cayenne pepper. Place into a roasting pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Turn off the oven with roast inside and leave it to rest for 1 hour. Refrigerate meat overnight.
• Cut cold pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. If any garlic appears on the cut surface of the meat, pick it out so it doesn't burn. Season slices with salt.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat and sear pork slices in the hot oil until browned and crusty, about 10 minutes per side.
• Toss lettuce with tomatoes in a bowl and drizzle with red wine vinegar; toss again to coat.
• Heat beans in a saucepan over low heat. Layer about 1/3 cup white beans into a large, shallow soup plate; top beans with a slice of pork shoulder and about 1/4 cup lettuce mixture.

GARLIC-STUDDED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Using the tip of a sharp paring knife, make 20 to 24 evenly spaced small slits about 1 1/2-inches deep all over the pot roast. Using your fingers, insert the garlic cloves as deep into the meat as possible. Season the roast evenly on all sides with the salt and pepper.
• Heat a Dutch oven over high heat. Add the oil and, when very hot, use the meat fork to add the roast. Sear on all sides until very well browned, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. Don't be afraid to let the roast get very brown -- this is where a lot of the flavor comes from. When the roast is evenly browned on all sides, add the water and stir to loosen the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Cover the Dutch oven, reduce the heat to low/medium-low and cook the roast until it is very tender, about 3 hours, turning two or three times during the entire cooking time. Check occasionally to make sure that you always have 1-inch or so of liquid on the bottom of the pan. If necessary, add more water.
• When the roast is very tender, transfer to a serving platter and slice or pull meat apart into serving pieces. Reduce the pan juices slightly, if desired, and serve drizzled over the top of the roast. Garnish with fresh thyme and parsley.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place all vegetables except the beets in a roasting pan. Place beets in a separate roasting pan. Drizzle all vegetables with extra-virgin olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• Place in oven and roast for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender and carmelized.

EMERIL'S GARLIC -STUDDED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Make 30 (1 1/2inch deep) slits around outside of roast.
• Insert half of the garlic into the slits.
• Rub meat with Esscence, pepper and salt.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• On stovetop, in a large OVEN-FRIENDLY dutch oven or roasting pan, brown roast in oil (all 4 sides, about 4 minutes each side); remove from pan.
• Add red wine to pan; scrape up any brown bits with a wooden spoon.
• Whisk together tomato juice and 1 cup water; add to wine in pan and cook for 2 minutes; remove and reserve.
• Place carrots, celery flat on bottom of pan; place bay leaves on those veggies and top with onions, potatoes and the rest of garlic, creating a nest for the roast.
• Place roast on top of nest; add reserved liquid mixture and 2 cans of beef broth.
• Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• Uncover, baste and lower heat to 350 degrees.
• Recover and cook another 2 to 2 1/2 hours, basting each hour in between and add additional water as needed, if liquids become too thick.
• Remove; baste and let rest for 15 minutes before carving and serving.