Creole Pork Roast Recipes

PORK ROAST WITH MUSTARD RUB

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil. Heat oven to 325 F.
• In a small bowl, combine the mustard, Creole seasoning, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, and olive oil.
• Pat the pork loin with paper towels to dry; trim and discard excess fat.
• Sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper. Rub the mustard mixture all over the roast. Place the pork, fat side up, in the prepared baking pan. Insert a meat thermometer in the center of the meat, not touching fat or bone. Alternatively, check the temperature of the pork occasionally with an instant-read thermometer.
• Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the pork registers at least 145 F to 150 F on a food thermometer.
• Tent the pork loin roast loosely with foil and let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before carving.
• Serve the pork roast with boiled, mashed, or baked potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts , cream-style corn , or steamed broccoli, and a side salad or coleslaw. *A pork loin may be called center-cut pork loin or pork center rib roast. A pork sirloin roast may be called pork loin end roast. The sirloin includes parts of the hip bone and backbone, so it might be more difficult to carve. If a boneless roast is used, allow about 20 to 25 minutes per pound.

CAJUN ROASTED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in the cayenne, oregano, pepper, thyme, mustard, and garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Use a paring knife to make several small incisions in the fat side of the meat. Stuff the slits with the spice mix, and rub the remaining mix over the surface of the meat. Sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in a roasting pan over medium heat. Put the roast in the pan, and surround with the carrots, red pepper, celery, and onion. Lightly salt and pepper the vegetables. Place roasting pan in preheated oven, and cook for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F, and cook for an additional 15 minutes to brown the meat. Cook until meat is 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Remove roast from pan, and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Place the roasting pan, with the pan juices, over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the hot drippings, and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock and cook, whisking occasionally, for 6 minutes. Strain sauce, and serve with the sliced pork roast.

CREOLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; rub over both sides of pork. , In a large skillet, cook chops in oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until chops are lightly browned; drain. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook 4-6 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CREOLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Make slits in the top of the roast.
• Add 1 tbsp creole seasoning to the vegetable mixture and stuff into slits.
• Rub seasoning over the outside of the roast.
• Place on roaster uncovered at 350F until roast is browned.
• Reduce heat to 300F cover and continue to cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

CREOLE-STYLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine all of the seasonings; set aside 1/2 teaspoon. In a saucepan over low heat, saute green pepper, onion and remaining seasoning mixture in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in mushrooms and half the tomato paste. Spread mixture over the roast; place in shallow baking pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°-170°. Place roast on a serving platter; keep warm. , Transfer all but 2 tablespoons drippings to a measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 1-1/2 cups; set aside. Stir flour into drippings in pan. Gradually blend the 1-1/2 cups of liquid into flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Add reserved seasoning mixture and remaining tomato paste. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve with the roast.

CREOLE PORK TENDERLOIN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle 3 teaspoons Creole seasoning over tenderloins. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown tenderloins on all sides. Transfer to a roasting pan., Add fennel, eggplant, squash, pepper and shallots to stockpot; cook and stir over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add olives and garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in broth, thyme and remaining Creole seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 6-8 minutes or until fennel is crisp-tender. Spoon vegetables and liquid around pork., Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender and a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Cut pork into slices; serve with vegetables.

CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH DIRTY RICE STUFFING AND CREOLE MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine well the thyme, the salt, pepper to taste, and the oil and rub the mixture all over the pork, patted dry. Arrange the pork on an oiled round of heavy-duty foil slightly larger than the bottom of the pork in the middle of a lightly oiled shallow roasting pan and fill the center of the crown with some of the stuffing, mounding it. Roast the stuffed pork, the stuffing covered with another oiled round of foil, in a preheated 450°F. oven for 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 325°F., and roast the stuffed pork for 2 1/4 hours more, or until a meat thermometer registers 160°F., or for 2 1/2 hours more, or until a meat thermometer registers 170°F., for well-done meat. In a 2-quart shallow baking dish bake the remaining stuffing in the 325°F. oven during the last 30 minutes of the pork'1s roasting time. Transfer the pork to a platter and let it stand for 15 minutes.
• While the pork is standing add the wine to the roasting pan, deglaze the pan over moderately high heat, scraping up the brown bits, and strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a small saucepan. Add 1/2 cup water and boil the mixture until it is reduced to about 2/3 cup. Add the cream, boil the mixture, stirring, until it is reduced to about 3/4 cup, and whisk in the mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Discard the foil from the stuffing, arrange the parsley and the tomatoes decoratively around the pork, and serve the pork with the mustard sauce and the remaining stuffing.

SIMPLE SAVORY PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large, resealable plastic bag, mix rosemary, garlic salt, thyme, and pepper. Place pork roast in the bag, seal, and toss until thoroughly coated with the garlic salt mixture. Transfer to a medium baking dish.
• Cook pork roast 1 hour in the preheated oven, or to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

CREOLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the onion, green pepper, garlic and celery in food processor or blender. Process until finely chopped. Stir in some creole seasoning.
• 2. Cut slits across the roast about 1/2 inch deep. Pack the vegetable mixture into the slits. Coat the roast generously with the bacon gease. Rub the creole seasoning all over the outside of the roast.
• 3. Brown all sides of the roast on the top of the stove. Just enough on each side to slightly color it. Then place the roast in a roasting pan and cook uncover for an hour. Cover with foil and continue cooking for about 3 more hours.
• 4. After the roast is done, you can skim off some of the excess fat and thicken the drippings with a mixture of chicken broth and flour if you want to make a thickened gravy.
• 5. Serve with rice or potatoes and smother with the delicious gravy.