PORK ROAST GUADELOUPE
INGREDIENTS
1⁄4 cup water
80 gm Onion, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbls Lime juice
1 tbls Olive oil
1 Scotch Bonnet, finely chopped
1⁄2 tsp dried Thyme
1⁄4 tsp salt
1⁄8 tsp pepper
750 gm boneless Pork loin roast
1 cup Beef stock, divided
2 tsp Castor Sugar
1⁄4 tsp dried Thyme, crushed
1 tbls Cornflour
2 tbls Parsley, chopped
METHOD
- Make marinade, combine Water, Onion, Garlic, Lime juice, Olive oil, Scotch Bonnet, 1/2 tsp crushed dried Thyme, salt & Pepper.
- Place Pork loin in a plastic bag & pour the marinade over. Close the bag securely & put the meat in a bowl in the fridge for 6 hours, occasionally rotating the bag to allow the marinade to coat the meat.
- About 10 mins before the marinating is finished, preheat the oven to 170 c.
- When finished marinating, remove Pork loin from bag & put it on a rack in a roasting pan, while setting aside the marinade.
- Roast the loin for at least 50-60 mins or until your desired doneness
- Remove meat from the pan & cover with foil, letting it stand for 10 mins.
- Meanwhile strain the remaining marinade into a small sauce pan.
- Deglaze pan with 1/2 cup of the Beef stock, then pour this broth mixture in with the strained marinade, along with the 2 tsp sugar & the 1/4 tsp of crushed dried Thyme.
- In a small container combine the rest of the beef broth with the Cornflour, then add this to the sauce pan, cooking & stirring until thickened & bubbly, about 5 mins. Stir in the Parsley, then remove from heat.
- Slice the pork & serve it with the sauce.