Pork roast with herbs


Pork roast with herbs
A succulent joint of pork, slow-roasted with herbs and served with baby potatoes cooked in the meat juices.
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Last modified on: January 16th 2019

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Stage 1 - 2 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Prepare 0 kg 2 g pork meat by salting and peppering on both sides.

Choose one of the cheaper cuts, such as shoulder, on the bone. It doesn't matter if it is a bit fatty.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Rinse the 1 bayleaf, sage and tarragon.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Prepare 0 kg 5 g shallots, keeping them whole.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Wash 0 kg 3 g potatoes, a mix of "baby" potatoes here.

Stage 5 - 4 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Put everything in a roasting bag, seal and sit this in an ovenproof dish. Cook at 300°F (150°C) for 4 hours.

Stage 6 - 4 hours
Pork roast with herbs
After this time, take the meat out of the oven. It will have given off delicious juices. Turn the oven up to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Take the meat out of the bag. Remove and discard the bones.

You will see how tender the meat is as it can be simply pulled apart with a fork.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Take the potatoes out of the bag and transfer to the dish.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Pour off and keep the cooking juices.

Stage 10 - 10 min.
Pork roast with herbs
Sit the meat on top of the potatoes and moisten with some of the cooking juices.

Put back in the oven for 10 minutes, just to heat everything through thoroughly.

Stage 11
Pork roast with herbs
Serve either straight onto the table, or plated up.
Remarks
This cooking method can be used for other meats (beef, veal), still with cheaper cuts.

You can improve this recipe even further by browning the meat briefly on both sides in a frying pan before putting it in its roasting bag.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,135 Kcal or 17,312 Kj292 gr311 gr192 gr
207 %112 %29 %29 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
156 Kcal or 653 Kj11 gr12 gr7 gr
8 %4 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
517 Kcal or 2,165 Kj36 gr39 gr24 gr
26 %14 %4 %4 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 18.52 €
  • Per person : 2.32 €

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