Pueblo Indian Pork Roast

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 dried juniper berries, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander seed, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 large ripe tomatoes, quartered and seeded
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon ground New Mexico red chili
• 1 medium-hot dried New Mexico chile, crushed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square, grated
• 5 lbs pork rib roast

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan and saute onions in it over medium heat until soft.

2. 2

   Add garlic, juniper berries, coriander seed and bay leaf and saute for 2 to 3 minutes longer.

3. 3

   Add tomatoes, water,vinegar, honey, ground and crushed chile and salt.

4. 4

   Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

5. 5

   Add chocolate and simmer, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes, until fairly thick.

6. 6

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.

7. 7

   Place roast fat side up in a roasting pan and baste generously with the sauce.

8. 8

   Roast for about 3 hours, basting occasionally with sauce and pan drippings.

9. 9

   Let roast sit for 10 minutes in a warm place before carving.

10. 10

    Slice and spoon additional sauce over each portion.