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Tuscan Style Pork Roast
An herbaceous pancetta stuffed pork roast with a crispy exterior. Finished with a lemon vinaigrette. Adapted from whose instructions are notoriously bad.
- 40 min hands-on
- 150 min total
- Serves 6
- about $4–7 a serving
- Pork
- oven
- skillet
- blender
Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.
Ingredients serves 6
- 1pork Roast
- 2-3 Tbspfresh rosemary
- 8 clovesgarlic, minced
- ⅓ cuphigh quality olive oil
- 1lemon
- 4 ozpancetta or baconcheck the label: may contain gluten, soy
- 1 tspfresh parsley
Method one step at a time, with timers in the app
- Preheat oven to 275°F (135°C)
- Butterfly the roast by cutting into three parts by cutting into the side starting a third of the way up the roast. When you get to the end of the roast open it up and repeat for the remaining roast. You're opening it up like a pamphlet. Refer to the video linked above if you're confused.
- Cover with plastic wrap and beat with meat mallet to pound the pork to an even levelness.
- Mince garlic cloves(8) with the rosemary(2 Tbsp). Place into a cold pan with olive oil(⅓ cup) and zest of lemon(1). Keep lemon for later.
- Bring to slow simmer on medium low heat for 2-3 minutes. Strain the herbs making sure to squeeze all excess oil. Reserve oil for later.⏱ 2 min
- Add pancetta/bacon(4 oz) to food processor. Pulse a few times before adding the garlic/rosemary mixture. Process until a smooth paste forms.
- Salt and pepper both sides of the roast before placing the roast fat side down and spreading the paste over the roast leaving about a 2 inch gap on one side.
- Roll tightly towards the 2 inch gap and use butchers twine to secure the roll. Place a knot every inch or so.
- Bake at 275°F (135°C) for 2 hours or until internal temperature reads 135°F (57°C) in the thickest part.⏱ 120 min
- Add olive oil to cast iron skillet and heat on high until ripping hot. Cut remaining lemon in half. Brown all sides of pork roast and lemon using tongs.
- Juice the lemon into the remaining oil from the garlic/rosemary herb spread. Add freshly chopped parsley. Whisk with fork until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.
- Slice roast into ½ inch thick slices and top with lemon herb vinaigrette.
Allergens, with the fine print read
- ⚠Contains none of the nine major allergens we track, as written.
- ?Check the label: pancetta or bacon may contain gluten, soy, depending on the brand.
- !These tags haven't had their final human sign-off yet. Always read the label.
Original recipe by tanner-wilcox, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.