Pork Pot Roast With Dried Figs And Herbs Recipes

PORK POT ROAST WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Season the roast very generously with salt and pepper, and then dust lightly with the flour.
• Put a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and then add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the roast, and brown deeply on all sides, about 4 minutes per side.
• Remove the roast to a platter. Stir in the vinegar, shallots, celery, carrots, parsnips and garlic, and then set the roast on top of the vegetables. Pour the chicken stock and bourbon around the meat, cover, and roast in the oven for 2 hours.
• Transfer the roast to a cutting board. Spoon the vegetables and pan juices onto a large serving platter. Slice the roast, arrange the meat on top of the vegetables, and serve family style.

ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH FIG SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Cover and steep for 1 hour. Strain figs, discarding the lemon, cinnamon stick and cloves. Reserve liquid and set aside., Sprinkle roast with salt, ground cinnamon and pepper. Place roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour. In a small bowl, combine the orange juice, honey and reserved liquid; brush over pork. Bake 30-60 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°, basting occasionally., Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a large saucepan. Add figs. Combine cornstarch and broth until smooth. Gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with pork.

MOROCCAN FIG PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pat pork roast dry with a clean towel. Mix curry powder, turmeric, garam masala, ground ginger, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture all over the pork roast.
• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large, heavy bottom pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place the seasoned pork roast into the pot and cook until evenly browned, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove pork and set aside. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the fig compote, until well blended. Return pork to the pot, coating it with the fig mixture. Pour in the tomatoes and chicken broth. Cover, and bring to a boil.
• Place covered pot in the preheated oven. Cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

FIG AND ROSEMARY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Bring wine and figs to boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat and let stand until figs soften, about 15 minutes. Drain figs, reserving wine and figs separately.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in heavy large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to pot and cook until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer pork to platter.
• Add onion and carrot to same pot. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until onion is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Stir in rosemary and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add broth and reserved wine.
• Return pork to pot, meat side down. Bring to boil. Cover and transfer to oven. Bake until thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 150°F, adding figs during last 10 minutes of roasting, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer pork to cutting board. Using slotted spoon, transfer figs to small bowl. Tent pork and figs with foil to keep warm. Spoon fat from surface of sauce. Bring sauce to boil. Stir butter and flour in medium bowl to blend. Whisk 1 cup sauce and mustard into butter mixture. Whisk mustard-butter mixture into sauce in pot. Boil sauce until thickened and slightly reduced, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer pork to platter, surround with figs, and pour sauce over. Carve pork between rib bones.

HERB ROASTED PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a bowl, combine sage, salt, pepper, and garlic. Rub thoroughly all over pork. Place pork in an uncovered roasting pan on the middle oven rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven approximately 3 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), depending upon your desired doneness.
• Meanwhile, place sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, water, and soy sauce in a small saucepan. Heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to bubble and thicken slightly. Brush roast with glaze 3 or 4 times during the last 1/2 hour of cooking. Pour remaining glaze over roast, and serve.

PORK ROAST WITH HERB RUB

Steps:

• Mix first seven ingredients; rub over roast. Refrigerate at least 4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up. Roast until a thermometer reads 145°, 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours., Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

PORK WITH FIGS AND CHARCUTERIE

Steps:

• Pork
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Film a roasting pan with the oil and heat over high heat until it is just about at the smoking point. Sear the pork on all sides until golden, then transfer to the oven and roast, basting frequently with pan juices, until a meat thermometer inserted in the pork indicates a temperature of 160 degrees, about 35 minutes. Remove the pork from the oven and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes. Reserve the pan juices.
• Heat the pan juices (or oil) in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden. Add the hard salami, cornichons, and figs, and continue sautéing for 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar.
• Plating
• Slice the pork in 1-inch slices and arrange on warm plates (over the lentils if you are serving them. Spoon the topping over the pork and serve.
• Our Taste Notes
• The meaty aroma in the pork is accented by the aged, slightly funky bouquet of the hard salami. Its fatty roundness is cut by the tang of the cornichons. The smooth sweetness of the figs calms down the dish, while onions are a background bulby note, which pulls everything up and adds to the sweetness. Sharp saltiness and spiciness are tempered by the starch in the lentils, which have a little bright floral sweetness cooked into them. A meaty bouquet and salt persist at the finish.

HERBED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine seasonings; sprinkle over meat. Add broth and bring to a boil. , Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours, basting occasionally. Add the carrots, potatoes, onion and water. , Cover and bake for 1 hour longer or until beef and vegetables are tender. Thicken pan juices for gravy if desired.

PORK POT ROAST WITH DRIED FIGS AND HERBS

Steps:

• Bring the wine to a simmer in a small nonreactive saucepan over high heat.
• Remove from the heat and add the figs.
• Let stand until cooled, about 1 hour.
• Mix together the 1 1/2 tsp salt, the rosemary, sage, fennel seed, and 3/4 tsp pepper.
• Using the tip of a knife, poke about a dozen slits in the pork.
• Rub the herb mixture all over the pork, forcing some of the mixture into the slits.
• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over med-high heat.
• Add the pork and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 10 minutes; transfer to a platter.
• Add more oil to the pot, if needed.
• Add the onion and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens, about 5 minutes.
• Return the pork to the pot, and add the figs and their wine.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Decrease the heat to low and cover.
• Simmer until the pork is fork-tender, about 4 hours.
• Transfer the pork to a deep serving platter.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer about half of the figs to the platter.
• Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Remove the pot from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Using a large spoon, skim off and discard the fat that rises to the surface of the cooking liquid.
• Using a rubber spatula, mash the butter and flour together into a paste in a medium bowl.
• In batches, in a blender with a lid vent, puree the cooking liquid with the onions, carrots, and remaining figs.
• Whisk each batch of puree into the flour paste.
• Pour the pureed mixture back into the pot and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking often.
• Decrease heat to med-low and simmer until the sauce has thickened nicely, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Carve the pork.
• Pour the sauce over the pork and serve hot, with the figs.