Spicy Pork Roast

By Shawn

Ingredients

• For the Sweet and Sour Sauce:
• • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• • 1/2 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• • 1 tablespoon salt
• • 1 (3-pound) pork roast, cut into 4 steaks, 2-inches thick
• • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 * 1 cup orange juice
• 1 * 1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
To prepare the pork: Place cumin seeds, red pepper flakes and peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind into a fine powder.Place in a small bowl and mix in garlic powder and salt. Rub mixture all over pork. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes.

In a small saucepan, bring sugar, vinegar and
orange juice to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue cooking Sweet and Sour Sauce until it reduces by half, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, swirl in butter and keep warm before using.

In a 13-inch cast iron skillet, heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. When pan is smoking hot, add pork and sear on both sides.Serve pork drizzled with the Sweet and Sour Sauce.