Mer Rouge Creole Pork Roast

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AuthorDartagnan
DifficultyAdvanced

"a pork roast steep in Creole tradition. don't know the difference between Creole and Cajun food... It is said that a Creole cooking feeds one family with three chickens and a Cajun cooking feeds three families with one chicken."

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time30 minsCook Time1 hr 30 minsTotal Time2 hrs
ROAST
 3 lbs center cut pork loin roast
  cup peanut oil
POT INGREDIENTS
 2 cups sweet onion, chopped on large
  cup red bell pepper, diced on large
  cup celery, diced on large
 8 oz blue oyster mushrooms, rough chopped
 2 cups fire roasted tomatoes, home roasted, rough chopped, reserve any juice
 4 cloves garlic, roasted, minced and smashed
  cup Viognier wine
 1 qt homemade chicken stock, reduced to 2 pints
 ½ cup Viognier wine
 1 tsp black pepper, ground medium
 1 tsp white pepper, ground fine
 1 tbsp granulated garlic powder
 2 tsp Kitchen Bouquet
 2 tsp Lee & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
 1 tsp Maggi Seasoning
 1 cup green onions, whites sliced, scallions sliced separate for garnish
OPTIONAL
 2 tsp copper penny roux
One Hour Before
1

Truss pork roast with twine. (a good video if you don't know how - https://youtu.be/UcgMtjtkeSg?si=Lsi3MZdPLalPkbYB ). Pat dry well.

2

Layer roast seasonings on all exterior in this order.
First with Counter Seasoning
Second with Coffee Rub
Last with Triple Blast
Patting in well.

3

Prep and chop all vegetables and set aside.

ONCE ROAST HAS RESTED WITH SEASONINGS
4

In an oval Magnalite pot bring 1/3 cup peanut oil to medium high heat.

5

Place roast in hot oil beginning with the ends and each side. Then the top side down and last the bottom. Sear each area 2 or 3 minutes, with exception of the top (fat side), let sear until a nice crust has formed, 3-5 minutes. Once finished, remove to plate.

6

Adding scant amount more of peanut oil if needed, add onion, bell pepper, and celery. After a minute or so, begin to stir and remove the fondant from the bottom, you are going to do this a couple of times.
Next add garlic, blue oyster mushrooms and fire roasted tomatoes. Bring to medium high heat, still pulling up the fondant that is on the pot bottom. Once heated, add the 1/3 cup of wine and stir up the bottom once more. Let reduce completely.

7

Add stock and the 1/2 cup of wine stir up bottom again. If using roux, add at this point and whisk well to completely combine.

8

Add Kitchen Bouquet, Worcestershire and Maggi, next add seasonings and combine well. Check for salt and add if needed or desired.

9

Making room in center of pot, return pork roast, with juices to pot. Surround roast with vegetables.

10

Cover and reduce heat to a light simmer for 1 hour.

11

When done (anything over 135° for this point), remove pot from heat and let stand covered for 45 minutes.

12

Remove roast, remove truss twine and slice.
Serve with par-boiled rice, Greens au Grand Coeur and crusty fresh French bread.

Ingredients

ROAST
 3 lbs center cut pork loin roast
  cup peanut oil
POT INGREDIENTS
 2 cups sweet onion, chopped on large
  cup red bell pepper, diced on large
  cup celery, diced on large
 8 oz blue oyster mushrooms, rough chopped
 2 cups fire roasted tomatoes, home roasted, rough chopped, reserve any juice
 4 cloves garlic, roasted, minced and smashed
  cup Viognier wine
 1 qt homemade chicken stock, reduced to 2 pints
 ½ cup Viognier wine
 1 tsp black pepper, ground medium
 1 tsp white pepper, ground fine
 1 tbsp granulated garlic powder
 2 tsp Kitchen Bouquet
 2 tsp Lee & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
 1 tsp Maggi Seasoning
 1 cup green onions, whites sliced, scallions sliced separate for garnish
OPTIONAL
 2 tsp copper penny roux

Directions

One Hour Before
1

Truss pork roast with twine. (a good video if you don't know how - https://youtu.be/UcgMtjtkeSg?si=Lsi3MZdPLalPkbYB ). Pat dry well.

2

Layer roast seasonings on all exterior in this order.
First with Counter Seasoning
Second with Coffee Rub
Last with Triple Blast
Patting in well.

3

Prep and chop all vegetables and set aside.

ONCE ROAST HAS RESTED WITH SEASONINGS
4

In an oval Magnalite pot bring 1/3 cup peanut oil to medium high heat.

5

Place roast in hot oil beginning with the ends and each side. Then the top side down and last the bottom. Sear each area 2 or 3 minutes, with exception of the top (fat side), let sear until a nice crust has formed, 3-5 minutes. Once finished, remove to plate.

6

Adding scant amount more of peanut oil if needed, add onion, bell pepper, and celery. After a minute or so, begin to stir and remove the fondant from the bottom, you are going to do this a couple of times.
Next add garlic, blue oyster mushrooms and fire roasted tomatoes. Bring to medium high heat, still pulling up the fondant that is on the pot bottom. Once heated, add the 1/3 cup of wine and stir up the bottom once more. Let reduce completely.

7

Add stock and the 1/2 cup of wine stir up bottom again. If using roux, add at this point and whisk well to completely combine.

8

Add Kitchen Bouquet, Worcestershire and Maggi, next add seasonings and combine well. Check for salt and add if needed or desired.

9

Making room in center of pot, return pork roast, with juices to pot. Surround roast with vegetables.

10

Cover and reduce heat to a light simmer for 1 hour.

11

When done (anything over 135° for this point), remove pot from heat and let stand covered for 45 minutes.

12

Remove roast, remove truss twine and slice.
Serve with par-boiled rice, Greens au Grand Coeur and crusty fresh French bread.

Notes

Mer Rouge Creole Pork Roast