Roast Pork

Name: Roast Pork
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 envelope onion soup mix; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1-1/2 cups water, divided; 1 bone-in pork loin roast (4 to 5 pounds); 2 to 3 pounds small red potatoes, cut in half; 1-1/2 cups sliced onions

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 2-1/2 hours + standing

Yield 10 servings

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This hearty roast pork recipe is made in the oven with red potatoes and sliced onions, resulting in a juicy and flavorful bone-in pork loin roast.

Ingredients

1 envelope onion soup mix
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1-1/2 cups water, divided
1 bone-in pork loin roast (4 to 5 pounds)
2 to 3 pounds small red potatoes, cut in half
1-1/2 cups sliced onions

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Stir in 1/2 cup water; let stand for 3 minutes.
Place roast, fat side up, in a greased roasting pan. Pour remaining 1 cup water into the pan. Place potatoes and onions around the roast. Brush vegetables and roast with seasoning mixture.
Bake, uncovered, basting occasionally, until a thermometer reads 145°, 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. If desired, thicken juices for gravy.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 280 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 73mg cholesterol, 434mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 3g fiber), 28g protein.

Meet the Cook: We used to raise our own hogs. This recipe was given me by a fellow farmer who also had pork on the dinner table a couple of times a week. I'm a dietitian at the local VA hospital. Cooking, of course, is one of my top pastimes! My husband and I have four children and one grandson. -Denise Collins, Chillicothe, Ohio

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