Pork Roast with Garlic and Rosemary

By luvmybuttonsnbows

Prep time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Pork roast also can be served with its own gravy. Spoon off excess fat and make gravy as usual.

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. boned pork leg roast, or a boned and rolled pork shoulder
• 1 clove garlic, slivered
• 1 tsp. dried rosemary
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Wipe meat with damp cloth. Score fat with a sharp knife. Make small slashes in several places and insert slivers of garlic. Rub surface with rosemary. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on a roasting rack in a shallow pan. Insert meat thermometer in center of meat. Roast at 325° for about 45 min. per lb. or about 2¼ hrs. until thermometer reaches 170°. Allow to rest 10 min. before carving (temperature will continue to rise a few degrees). If desired, sprinkle additional rosemary over meat when serving.