Ginger and cinnamon aren’t just for cookies: try the flavors of Christmas spices in this savory pork roast. It’s a delicious centerpiece for a holiday meal, but the warming spices also make it tasty whenever you need something classic and comforting.
This recipe also has a hidden advantage for holiday cooking: you can brown the roast and cook it all in the same dish: no separate roasting pan to get dirty!
The magic is in picking a small roast to cook with; that way, you can simply use an ovenproof skillet to sear the meat and then put that same skillet straight into the oven as the roasting dish.
For holiday cooking, when the dishes are bound to start piling up anyway, it’s a great way to cut down on clean-up.
Cranberry sauce goes well with almost anything Christmas spiced, and this recipe is no exception (if you don’t feel like sauce, you could also get some cranberries in with a side of these cranberry roasted Brussels sprouts). Slice up a loaf of Paleo fruitcake afterward, and enjoy the celebrations!
Holiday Spiced Pork Roast Recipe
SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 1h 20min
Ingredients
- 1 boneless pork loin roast, about 2 lbs;
- 5 whole cloves;
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground ginger;
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg;
- ¼ cup honey; (optional)
- 2 cups chicken stock;
- 1 tbsp. tapioca starch; (optional)
- Cooking fat:
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
Preparation
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- Melt some cooking fat in an ovenproof skillet placed over high heat.
- Season the pork to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
- Brown the roast on all sides in the melted cooking fat.
- Add the cloves and cinnamon. Cook for another 5 minutes while turning the roast.
- Place the roast in the oven and cook for 1 hour.
- Remove the roast from the skillet and cover it with foil.
- Combine honey, ground ginger, and ground nutmeg, and stock in the same skillet.
- Bring the sauce to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until reduced by half. Add the tapioca starch if you like the sauce thicker. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
- Slice the pork and drizzle with the sauce to serve.
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Holiday Spiced Pork Roast Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 boneless pork loin roast about 2 lbs
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup honey optional
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tbsp. tapioca starch optional
- Cooking fat:
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- Melt some cooking fat in an ovenproof skillet placed over high heat.Cooking fat:
- Season the pork to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepperSea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 1 boneless pork loin roast
- Brown the roast on all sides in the melted cooking fat.
- Add the cloves and cinnamon. Cook for another 5 minutes while turning the roast.5 whole cloves, 2 sticks cinnamon
- Place the roast in the oven and cook for 1 hour.
- Remove the roast from the skillet and cover it with foil.
- Combine honey, ground ginger, and ground nutmeg, and stock in the same skillet.½ tsp. ground ginger, ½ tsp. ground nutmeg, ¼ cup honey, 2 cups chicken stock
- Bring the sauce to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until reduced by half. Add the tapioca starch if you like the sauce thicker. Adjust the seasoning to taste.1 tbsp. tapioca starch, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Slice the pork and drizzle with the sauce to serve.
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