Roasted Rack of Pork
- 1 four-rib pork roast (approximately 3 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. If you are short on time, you can cook the pork at temperatures up to 350 degrees F; however, slower and lower cooking results in more tender and juicy meat.
- To prepare the pork for cooking, set the pork on a baking sheet and score the skin into a criss-cross pattern.
- Be sure to only score the fat and not deep enough to cut into the meat.
- Scoring exposes more fat to the heat, which results in more fat being rendered during cooking.
- Bring the vinegar, sugar and 5 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; then add the baking soda and bring back up to a boil.
- Carefully pour the boiling liquid over the skin of the roast.
- Pat the skin dry and discard the liquid.
- Next, rub the grapeseed and olive oils all over the pork; then rub the pork with the rosemary and thyme.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the pork in a roasting pan and transfer to the oven.
- Cook, uncovered, until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F, about 1 1/2 hours.
- When done, remove the pork from the pan and transfer it to a rack set over a baking sheet.
- Cover with vented foil and let rest for at least 15 minutes (the internal temp will increase by at least 5 or 10 degrees).
fourrib pork roast, white vinegar, sugar, baking soda, grapeseed oil, olive oil, fresh rosemary, thyme, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/roasted-rack-of-pork.html (may not work)