Aromatic Spice Rubbed Pork Roast Stuffed with Herbs and Garlic
Delicious pork roast flavoured with herbs and garlic will become a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday table.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2.25kg / 5 lbs pork shoulder joint or pork loin
- 4 garlic cloves (sliced)
- 2-3 tbsp shashlik spice rub or your favourite rub
- 1 bunch of flat leaf parsley (chopped)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 475F/220C.
- 2
If you buy a roast that's been tied, untie it and lay flat on a cutting board. Prick the pork all over with a tip of a sharp knife and insert sliced garlic into those little pockets. Then sprinkle with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, and a tablespoon of spice rub of your choice. Generously sprinkle it with chopped parsley and roll it up tight. Tie with a piece of kitchen twine and rub with your rub of choice.
- 3
Transfer to a roasting pan, tuck a couple of bay leaves under the twine and pop it in the oven. Roast the pork for 20 minutes, then bring the temperature down to 375F/190C and roast 1 hour 10 minutes or until the meat thermometer registers 145F-150F.
- 4
Let it rest for 10-15 minutes and serve with mashed or roasted potatoes. Alternatively, cool it in the fridge overnight, slice thinly and serve it cold as a starter.