Bourbon Pork Roast

Ingredients

• 3 lbs pork roast
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 cup cooking sherry
• parsley, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup bourbon

Directions

1. 1

   Place the pork roast fat side up in a roaster.

2. 2

   Rub the roast with lemon juice.

3. 3

   Mix together the brown sugar, flour, paprika and salt.

4. 4

   Rub this mixture all over the roast.

5. 5

   Generously sprinkle with ground black pepper.

6. 6

   Combine water, 1/8 cup sherry, and 1/8 cup bourbon, and pour over the roast.

7. 7

   Place a bay leaf in the pan and sprinkle the roast with parsley.

8. 8

   Baste heavily and often.

9. 9

   After 1 1/4 hours, pour the remaining bourbon over the roast, and continue to baste until you are ready to serve roast.

10. 10

    Bake approximately 2 1/2 hours or 45 minutes per pound.