Three-Hour Braised Pork Roast

By tunes

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp (45 ml) butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 lb (1.5 kg) pork roast, cut from leg or loin
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 pumpkin, cut into chunks
• 12 mushrooms, whole or sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, whole
• 10 pearl onions
• 2 fresh tomatoes, crushed
• 2 tbsp (25 ml) chopped fresh parsley
• 4 cups (1 L) beef or chicken broth
• 2 tbsp (25 ml) chopped green onions

Preparation

Step 1

Heat butter in a roasting pan and cook onions for 1 to 2 minutes, until transparent. Brown roast on all sides and season with salt and pepper. Add pumpkin, mushrooms, garlic, pearl onions, tomato and parsley. Add broth, cover and cook in a 350°F (180°C) oven for 1 hour.

Lower oven temperature to 250°F (120°C) and season with salt and pepper again, if needed. Cook for 1 hour, then lower temperature to 175°F (80°C). Uncover and cook for 1 hour more.

Remove roast from oven after 3 hours of cooking, place on a serving dish and decorate with garnish of chopped green onions. Roast can be served with sautéed new potatoes or fresh vegetables.