Pork Roast With Thyme Recipes

THYME & BASIL ROAST PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, mix flour, basil, thyme, cinnamon, salt and pepper; rub over pork., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Place roast in a shallow roasting pan, fat side up. Arrange apple and onion around roast. Squeeze lemon juice from 1 wedge over pork; add lemon wedges to pan. Place rosemary over pork., Roast 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove roast, onion and apple to a serving platter; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH GARLIC, ROSEMARY & THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Line 13 x 9 x 2" roasting pan with foil.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in bowl. Rub garlic mixture all over pork.
• Place pork, fat side down, in prepared roasting pan.
• Roast pork 30 minutes.
• Turn roast fat side up.
• Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 155°F., about 25 minutes longer. (some brands have a handy dandy pop-up timer-Life is Good!
• Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
• Pour any juices from roasting pan into small saucepan; set over low heat to keep warm.
• Cut pork crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• Arrange pork slices on platter.
• Pour pan juices over.
• Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.

THYME/MUSTARD PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small container thoroughly mix thyme, mustard, celery seed & garlic powder. [NOTE: I usually just rub the thyme between my thumb & index finger to crush some of the leaves.].
• Rinse the roast & pat it dry with paper towels.
• Rub herb mixture over the roast [OR roll the roast in it].
• Place fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Roast, uncovered about 3 1/4 hours.
• About 30 minutes before end of roasting time, insert meat thermometer with tip in center of largest muscle of roast.
• Roast should be ready to remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
• Cover with tent of foil, then let stand 10-15 minutes before carving, during which time internal temperature SHOULD reach 170 degrees F.

ROAST PORK AND THYME PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Stir together mustard, half the thyme and the oil; smear this paste all over the exterior of the roast and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place roast, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan and put into oven; immediately reduce heat to 325° and roast for 25 to 35 minutes per pound or until internal temperature of roast is at least 140°; remove to cutting board and let set.
• Place pan with pork drippings over medium heat or pour into skillet and place over medium heat; there should be 2 T of fat in the drippings; skim off excess or use butter to add to drippings to make 2 T.
• Stir in flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes; add stock gradually and simmer for 2 minutes; if gravy is not thick enough for your taste, put 1 T flour in small bowl, add 4 T gravy and mix until smooth; return to pan and stir until mixed; cook, stirring, 2 minutes; add remaining thyme and salt and pepper to taste.
• Carve meat; add any drippings to gravy; serve meat with gravy spooned over top.

SEASONED THYME PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Brown the pork roast and onions in hot oil in a large ovenproof pot on medium-high heat for 3 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Combine the barbecue sauce, apple juice and thyme.
• Pour sauce mixture over the pork and onions.
• Cover with an ovenproof lid; simmer another 10 minutes before placing the pot in the oven.
• Bake for 2 hours.
• Add apples and prunes; bake an additional 30 minutes or until the pork is cooked through and the apples are tender.

PORK ROAST WITH THYME-MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• In a small bowl combine mustard coating ingredients. Brush on roast.
• Place roast, fat side up, on a rack in a roasting pan. Cook 20 minutes per pound.
• Thyme-Mushroom Sauce: In a large skillet cook mushrooms, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper in butter until tender.
• Stir together evaporated milk and cornstarch. Add to skillet mixture. Cook/stir until thick and bubbly. Add wine, cook an additional 2 minutes. Serve over sliced pork roast.

GARLIC PORK ROAST WITH THYME

Steps:

• Using a mortar and pestle crush fennel seeds, place in a small bowl.
• Mix in garlic, thyme, oil, dry mustard and salt & pepper to form a paste. Rub all over roast.
• Place roast on a rack in roasting pan. Roast in centre of a 325°F (160°C) convection oven until meat thermometer insterted in the middle registers 160°F (70°C) - about 80 minutes.
• Transfer to cutting board, tent with foil & let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• If cooking in a conventional oven, set temperature to 325°F (160°C) and roast on middle rack for approximately 2 hours.

THYME & LEMON PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Grate the zest from one lemon and combine with the thyme, salt, garlic, and pepper in a small bowl; stir in the olive oil until blended. Rub the entire surface of the pork to coat with the herb mixture.
• Place roast top side up in a small roasting pan. Roast 30 minutes, then turn pork over, baste with pan juices and roast 30 minutes. Turn top side up; baste; roast 15 minutes or until center of roast reads 140°F
• Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil and let stand 15 minutes. Center temperature should have risen to 150°F
• Carefully remove strings and cut into thin slices.
• Also good served at room temperature or cold.