Traditional Pork Roast
Description
The recipe won't take much time. I think the most important thing in homemade pork roast is choosing the right cut of meat. I absolutely do not recommend using frozen meat. There are many ways to prepare pork roast; I prefer the classic recipe that everyone will enjoy. It includes the most ordinary spices any home cook has on hand: salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Serve with herbs and sauce.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Wash the fresh meat and pat it dry with paper towels, then trim off cartilage and membrane, and cut between the muscle layers.
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Step 2
2. I peel the garlic and cut each clove lengthwise (mine are large cloves). Into the cuts I made earlier, I insert garlic cloves, black peppercorns, and a bay leaf.
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Step 3
3. I unwind natural twine and wrap the piece of meat with it.
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Step 4
4. Then I rub the meat lightly with salt and pepper, as well as crumbled bay leaf.
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Step 5
5. Transfer it to a regular bag (or wrap it in a polyethylene bag) and refrigerate for 48 hours.
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Step 6
6. When the allotted time is up, I remove the meat and transfer it to a baking sheet that I have lined with foil in advance.
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Step 7
7. Wrap the foil tightly on all sides so that during baking all the meat juices stay inside.
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Step 8
8. Bake in an oven preheated to 160 degrees for 1 hour, then remove the meat, unwrap the foil, and bake for another 15 minutes until a nice golden-brown color develops.
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Step 9
9. Cool the meat, then remove the twine and cut the dish into pieces. Before serving, slice it and garnish with mayonnaise.