The Mafia Cookbooks Mandarin Pork Roast Recipes

THE MAFIA COOKBOOK'S MANDARIN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Trim excess fat from pork. Rub salt, pepper, and garlic powder into pork. Spread mustard over roast.
• Place roast in large dutch oven (or roasting pan). Cover and bake until meat thermometer reads 170 degrees (approximately 3 hrs).
• Drain oranges, reserving the liquid. Set oranges aside.
• Place orange liquid, brown sugar, vinegar, chicken bouillon cube, soy sauce, cornstarch, and water in saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until smooth and thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir in onion, green pepper, and oranges.
• Spoon sauce over roast and bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes, basting occasionally.
• Slice pork and serve with sauce.
• Serves 14-16.

MANDARIN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Trim excess fat from roast; sprinkle roast with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• 2. Spread mustard over roast; place in a large dutch oven.
• 3. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for about 2 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 170 degrees.
• 4. Drain mandarin oranges, reserving liquid; set oranges aside.
• 5. Combine liquid and remaining ingredients except onion and green pepper; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
• 6. Remove from heat; stir in oranges, onion and green pepper.
• 7. Spoon sauce over roast.
• 8. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, basting occasionally.
• 9. Slice pork and serve with warm pan drippings.

WHITE WINE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper; rub into roast.
• Heat oil in skillet, and brown roast on all sides; add wine.
• Roast in preheated 350F oven for about 45 minutes, or until meat thermometer registers 145F.
• (It helps if you brown the roast in an oven-proof skillet so you only need one cooking vessel. Also, you don't lose any of the drippings.) When meat is done, remove from the pan.
• Add sour cream to drippings and blend until smooth.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer while you slice the roast.
• Add slices of roast back to sauce and warm slightly until ready to serve.
• Garnish with sprigs of parsley, if desired.

MANDARIN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Combine rosemary, garlic and pepper; rub over roast.
• Place roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Reduce heat to 325 degrees.
• Roast, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes per pound depending on the thickness of the roast.
• Take meat out of oven at the last 1/2 hour of cooking time.
• Arrange oranges over roast.
• Combine glaze ingredients and brush over roast.
• Bake 30 minutes longer or until meat thermometer reads 170 degrees, brushing often with glaze.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

DAD'S BASIC MOIST PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine oil, pepper, and salt in a bowl; rub oil mixture over pork and refrigerate while oven preheats.
• Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
• Place a roasting rack in a large roasting pan; arrange pork on the roasting rack.
• Roast in preheated oven until pork with browned, about 30 minutes. Remove pork from oven and reduce oven heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Allow pork to rest uncovered at room temperature for 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read between 115 degrees F (46 degrees C) and 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
• Return to oven and continue to cook until pork is slightly pink in the center, 15 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Let the roast stand uncovered at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before slicing and serving.