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- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Moderate
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Lavender Pork Rib End Roast
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This succulent roast is easy to prepare, gorgeous to look at, and best of all, wonderful to eat. Lavender grows in the herb garden right outside my kitchen door, and by late fall it needs to be gathered up. I love using fragrant lavender with red meat, game, and game birds in addition to pork. A little goes a long way and won’t overwhelm the flavor of the dish.
Yield : Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- One 4-pound pork loin rib end roast, Frenched
- 6 garlic cloves, sliced in half
- 24 to 36 lavender leaves (around ¼ cup, loosely packed)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Trim any excess fat off the pork roast. Cut twelve ¼-inch-wide slits into the roast, and stuff each one with a garlic half and 2 or 3 lavender leaves. Generously sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper. Place the meat in a small roasting pan, slightly larger than the roast itself. Drizzle with the olive oil.
Roast for about 1¼ to 1½ hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 150°F. Let the roast rest for 10 minutes before carving.
Variations
Rosemary, thyme, and sage work well.
Notes
Serving Suggestions
Delicious served with red cabbage and a root vegetable gratin.
Leftovers
Slice the leftover pork for sandwiches or shred it for quesadillas.
Nutrition
Pork is a good source of B vitamins, especially thiamin; adequate thiamin is essential for optimal metabolic and healthy neurologic function.
© 2009 Laura Pensiero
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
This recipe serves 6 and includes 1/8 teaspoon of added salt per serving.
436 kcal
8 % daily value
2 % daily value
0 % daily value
1098 mg
76 mg
66 g
0 g
0 g
1 g
169 mg
473 mg
5 g
17 g
11 % daily value
