This oven cooked pork roast is so-o-o delicious. A staple in traditional German cooking! Meat dishes are very important in German cuisine. Roast pork recipes are among the favorites.
Preheat oven to 350° F and roast for 35 minutes per pound plus an additional 35 minutes. Pork Roast cooking times need to be followed carefully. Ideally, use a meat thermometer to make sure your final temperature is 170° F.
This roast is first browned on the stove and then oven roasted. You can omit this step, but if you want exceptional flavor - do it!
Oven Cooked Roast Pork
Ingredients:
2 lb. pork loin roast
salt, pepper, paprika
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1/4 lb. bacon, chopped, or oil to brown meat
1/2 cup meat broth
2 tbsp. cornstarch
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Sprinkle meat with salt, pepper, and paprika
Meanwhile, if using bacon, fry until fat is released. If using oil, add just enough to cover bottom of fry pan. Add roast and to brown on all sides. (Add more oil if needed.) Add onion to brown slightly.
Put roast into roasting pan, add onion and bacon. Add meat broth. Roast, uncovered, until meat thermometer reads 165° F. Remove from oven, cover and let rest for about 10 minutes. (Will continue to cook to 170° F as it is cooling.)
Mix cornstarch with a bit of cold water. Pour liquid from roasting pan through sieve into frypan and bring to simmer. Slowly add just enough cornstarch mixture to thicken. Season with salt and pepper.
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