Cooking Pork Roast

Most people, especially those who are new to cooking, tend to shy away from pork recipes, because they feel that cooking a large piece of meat can prove to be difficult. But this is not true. Cooking pork roast is an extremely easy process that just requires some time. Slow cooking allows the meat to soak in the flavors of the seasoning and also allows it to become tender and moist, thus making it a treat for the taste buds. Several people prefer cooking the meat by following pork loin marinade recipe which needs you to marinate the pork for at least a few hours before you cook it. The cooking methods given below do not require you to marinate the meat.

Cooking in Crock Pot
Cooking a pork roast in a crock pot is very easy and the pork roast cooked in this way turns out to be extremely delicious.

Ingredients

• Pork, fully thawed, 2 - 3 pounds
• Carrots, pre cut, one bag
• Potatoes, peeled and cut, 5
• Beef flavored bouillon cubes, 3

Method

• The first step is to place the pork roast in the crock pot.
• Put the cut potatoes and carrots to the crock pot, placing them all around the roast. This will allow the flavors of the roast to be imbibed by the vegetables.
• The crock pot should now be covered with water till the top level. Allow the water to cover the roast completely.
• Now put in the beef bouillon cubes. Allow them to immerse in water completely so that they dissolve properly.
• Now turn on the crock pot and allow the roast to cook for at least 8 hours till the roast is tender and the vegetables are soft.

This pork roast recipe works very well if you are cooking pork shoulder roast.

Cooking on Grill
Slow cooking on a charcoal grill will give you very good results as it provides indirect heat allowing it to cook well.

Ingredients

• Pork loin roast, 3 - 6 pounds
• Kosher salt
• Cracked black pepper

Method

• Remember that you will need to prepare the grill at least three hours before you intend to cook the roast. The grill is ready to use when the flames have died and the coals glow red-hot.
• You can start on this pork loin roast recipe by rubbing it generously with salt and pepper. Once you are done with the seasoning, place the roast at the center of the grill with the bones facing downwards. Now cover the grill.
• Use the thermometer provided with the grill to monitor the temperature inside. The cooking temperature for pork roast should be around 275 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 degree Fahrenheit. It should take around 45 minutes for the cooking process.
• The internal temperature of the grill would be around 155 degrees Fahrenheit when it is done. Take it off the grill and allow it to sit for 15 minutes before serving.

Cooking in Oven
Cooking frozen pork roast in an oven slowly will make the meat tender and moist. The cooking time for pork roast, if you are cooking it in an oven is about one and a half hours excluding the fifteen minutes that you need to let it rest.

Ingredients

• Pork roast, 2 - 3 pounds
• Olive oil, 1 tablespoon
• Dried spices, 1 tablespoon
• Salt, teaspoon
• Ground black pepper, teaspoon

Method

• Take the olive oil, add dried spice, salt and black pepper to the oil and mix it together.
• Rub this mixture of spices all over the pork roast. Now cover the pork roast in a tin foil and place it in the oven which has been pre-heated to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Allow it to cook for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, reset the temperature to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. The cooking time in this method is around an hour or so.
• Remove the roast from the oven and let it sit for 15 minutes before you serve it.

There are many different ways to learn to cook pork tenderloin. While some swear by methods like cooking in Dutch oven, cooking in an oven bag and pressure cooking, according to me the methods given above are some of the easiest ways of cooking pork roast.