Juicy Tender Cabbage Wrapped Pork Roast Food

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ROASTED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500˚. Place the cabbage on a baking sheet, leaving room for the pork. Brush the cabbage all over with the melted butter; season with salt and pepper. Roast 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, rub the pork with salt, pepper and the coriander. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook, turning, until browned all over, 8 minutes (reduce the heat if the pork is getting too dark). Transfer the pork to the baking sheet with the cabbage; reserve the skillet. Roast the pork and cabbage together until a thermometer inserted in the center of the pork registers 145˚, 13 to 15 minutes; transfer to a cutting board. Continue roasting the cabbage until browned, 5 to 10 more minutes.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in the reserved skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell pepper, onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the paprika and stir until toasted, 30 seconds. Stir in the vinegar and sugar, then pour in 1/3 cup water, scraping up the bottom of the skillet. Cook until a thin sauce forms, 1 to 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the pork and divide among plates along with the cabbage. Spoon the bell pepper mixture over the pork; top with the parsley.

ROAST PORK WITH CABBAGE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Crush the caraway seeds in a blender or coffee grinder.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet on medium. Saute the onion, carrots, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon of the crushed caraway seeds for 5 minutes. Put the vegetables in the bottom of a roasting pan.
• Add 1 T oil, the cabbage and another 1 t. caraway seeds to the skillet. Saute for 5 minutes and add to the roasting pan.
• Combine remaining caraway seeds, garlic, salt and pepper. Rub the pork roast with the mix. Then heat the rest of the olive oil and brown the pork roast on all sides. Put it on top of the vegetables in the roasting pan.
• Add the broth and molasses to the skillet. Scrape the bottom of the skillet to deglaze it. Pour the liquid over the pork roast and vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Roast uncovered in the oven for 45 minutes. Then stick the potatoes in around the roast and cook for another 45 minutes, uncovered.
• Check the temperature with a meat thermometer and make sure the roast has reached at least 145 F. If not put it back in the oven a little longer.
• Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

JUICY TENDER (CABBAGE WRAPPED) PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Remove 6-8 outer leaves of cabbage.
• Cut thick rib out of the center of the leaf, just the thick part only, cutting in no farther than 1/4-1/3 of the leaf.
• Cut off root ends of green onions, (you'll need a small bunch), separate leaves.
• In dutch oven or pot, bring 3 qts. water to a boil. Cook cabbage leaves in boiling water for 3-5 minutes til pliable.
• With tongs, remove cabbage leaves to colander.
• Add green onions to boiling water and blanch 10 seconds til just wilted.
• Drain and pat dry with paper towel.
• Preheat oven to 350º. Trim all fat from roast.
• In very small bowl, mix thyme, pepper and 1 teaspoons salt. Rub roast with thyme mixture.
• Wrap roast in wilted cabbage leaves.
• Tie leaves with green onions. If you have trouble with this, you can always use string. (You kinda have to tie 2 green onions together to be long enough.).
• Place roast in roasting pan, add 2 cups chicken bouillon.
• Roast 1 hour, basting 2-3 times with bouillon juices.
• Remove and let set at least 10 minutes. Remove cabbage and green onions. Discard or coarsely chop and serve with roast.
• Slice, and serve with strained pan juices.

PORK AND CABBAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Cut carrots in half lengthwise and then into 2-in. pieces. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the water, soup mix, garlic and celery seed. Cut roast in half; place over carrot mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours., Reduce heat to low; cook for 4 hours. Add cabbage; cook 2 hours longer or until the meat and cabbage are tender., Remove meat and vegetables to a serving plate; keep warm. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy and serve with the roast.

DAD'S BASIC MOIST PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine oil, pepper, and salt in a bowl; rub oil mixture over pork and refrigerate while oven preheats.
• Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
• Place a roasting rack in a large roasting pan; arrange pork on the roasting rack.
• Roast in preheated oven until pork with browned, about 30 minutes. Remove pork from oven and reduce oven heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Allow pork to rest uncovered at room temperature for 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read between 115 degrees F (46 degrees C) and 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
• Return to oven and continue to cook until pork is slightly pink in the center, 15 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Let the roast stand uncovered at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before slicing and serving.