Pork Roast - Old Fashion Way (Use Cast Iron Dutch Oven)

Ingredients

• 4-5 lbs pork roast (butt, loin, etc.)
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon Kitchen Bouquet
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lard
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. 1

   Pre-heat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Melt lard in cast iron dutch oven, or very heavy bottomed pot with lid, over medium high heat.

3. 3

   Salt and pepper all sides of pork roast.

4. 4

   When lard just begins to give off smell of being hot, place roast in pot.

5. 5

   DO NOT move it for a minute or so, then rotate it to brown all sides.

6. 6

   Lay garlic cloves and onion slices around the roast and stir to brown them a bit.

7. 7

   Mix Kitchen Bouquet into the 2 cups of water.

8. 8

   Pour in the water mixture.

9. 9

   Bring to a boil.

10. 10

    Cover tightly and place in lower portion of the oven.

11. 11

    Roast 1 hour for boneless roast; 1-3/4 hours for bone-in roast.

12. 12

    Half-way through roasting time turn the roast over.

13. 13

    Remove roast from pan and cover to keep hot.

14. 14

    Mix 2 Tablespoons cornstarch into 1/2 cup water.

15. 15

    Using a whisk, stir the cornstarch mixture into the pot drippings, breaking up the garlic cloves as you mix.

16. 16

    Bring to a boil, taste and season if needed with salt and/or pepper.

17. 17

    NOTE: Pork roast made this way is ALWAYS tender.

18. 18

    It makes wonderful hot pork sandwiches!

19. 19

    The gravy is out of this world!