Roast Pork with Cabbage and Caraway
- 4 teaspoons caraway seeds, crushed in mortar with pestle
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 3-pound boneless double-loin center-cut pork roast*
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 carrots, peeled, sliced on diagonal
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 2 1/2-pound head green cabbage, quartered, cored, sliced
- 1 12-ounce can beer
- 2 tablespoons light unsulfured molasses
- 1/2 cup canned beef broth
- *Boneless double-loin center-cut pork roast is made by tying two boneless pork loins together. If you can't find one, ask your butcher to prepare it for you.
- Combine 2 teaspoons caraway, garlic, salt and pepper in bowl.
- Place pork in glass baking dish.
- Rub pork with spice mixture.
- Cover and chill up to 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, carrots, bay leaves and 1 teaspoon caraway; saute until softened, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer to roasting pan.
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in same skillet over high heat.
- Add half of cabbage and 1/2 teaspoon caraway; sauteuntil cabbage begins to wilt, about 4 minutes.
- Repeat with 1/2 tablespoon oil, half of cabbage and 1/2 teaspoon caraway.
- Add to onion mixture; mix to blend.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over high heat.
- Add pork; brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
- Set atop vegetables in pan.
- Add beer and molasses to skillet; bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
- Pour over vegetables.
- Add broth.
- Roast pork and vegetables 45 minutes.
- Turn pork over and roast until thermometer inserted into thick part registers 150F., about 45 minutes or less Place pork on work surface.
- Discard bay leaves.
- Using slotted spoon, place vegetables on platter.
- Slice pork; place atop vegetables.
- Transfer Cooking juices to small saucepan.
- Boil 5 minutes.
- Spoon over pork.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-pork-with-cabbage-and-caraway-487 (may not work)