I did it! Earlier this week, I told you that I was going to stretch my cooking repertoire a bit and attempt a Rack of Pork for Ben’s celebratory dinner. The expectation was that it would be difficult to prepare. Add to that the fact that I started with a recipe at the Pork Be Inspired site and changed everything from the seasonings to the temperature of the oven (because I wanted to sear the outside of the pork to make it hold in the juices).
Perhaps it was beginners luck, but it worked.
Champagne Living Rack of Pork
INGREDIENTS
- 2½ lb. rack of pork
- ¼ c. olive oil
- 1 Tbls. course ground black pepper
- 1 Tbls. minced garlic
- 1 tsp. sage
- 1 tsp. rosemary
- 1 ½ tsp. salt
- shallow pan with a roasting rack (line the pan with foil for easy clean up)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 450°
- Mix together pepper, salt, garlic, rosemary and sage into a bowl.
- Rub the rack of pork with olive oil
- Generously rub the dry seasoning onto the meat, pressing to create a crust of herbs and spices.
- Place the pork onto the rack bone side up
- Roast at 450° for 15 minutes
- Turn oven down to 350° and continue to cook for 1¼ hours or until the internal temperature reaches 145°
- Remove roast from oven and let it sit for 10 – 15 minutes.
- Slice between the bones and serve.
The fat will get nice and crusty
Press on the seasoning
Time to dig in
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