Pork Roast with Figs
By July 17, 2012
Published:- Yield: 6-8 Servings
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 55 mins
- Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
From cookinginsens.wordpress.com
Ingredients
- 2 1/2-3 lb rolled pork roast
- 2 red onions sliced
- 3 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 6 figs quartered
- 1 cup port
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- fresh thyme
- 3 tablespoons creme fraiche
Instructions
- Season the roast with salt, pepper and thyme. Sweat the onions and garlic in the olive oil, push to the side, add 1 tbsp of butter and brown the pork roast. Remove the roast and set aside.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and the figs and cook for about 1 minute. Put the onions and figs in the bottom of a baking dish, the roast on top, and pour 1/2 cup of port over the roast.
- Cover and cook in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. Take out the roast and pour the other half of the port on top and return to the oven for another 30 minutes.
- Take the cover off and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove the roast to a cutting board to rest, pour the chicken broth into the dish bottom and boil for 10 minutes.
- Add the creme fraiche. Slice the roast and serve with the sauce.
- Season: Fall
- Course: Main Course