Pork Roast with Cardamom Mushroom Sauce

Pork Roast with Cardamom Mushroom Sauce
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pork Roast with Cardamom Mushroom Sauce a try. One portion of this dish contains about 55g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 570 calories. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of whipping cream, garlic clove, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Cardamom-Crusted Pork with Mushroom Sauce, Pork Roast with Apple-Mushroom Sauce, and Cardamom Pork Roast with Apples and Figs are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

1
the pork roast: 
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Whisk together the salt, sugar, and water until the salt and sugar have completely dissolved.
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Add the pepper.
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Submerge pork in the brine solution and chill for 1 to 2 days. Note that thick, gallon-sized freezer bag is great for brining; if you use one, you probably only need half as much brine solution. Even if you are using a bag, place in a bowl just in case the bag leaks.
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Rinse the roast thoroughly of the brine solution before cooking, pat dry.
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Make onion garlic cardamom rub: Purée 1/2 cup chopped onion, 2 Tbsp olive oil, 2 teaspoons ground cardamom, and garlic in a food processor or blender.
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Rub roast with onion purée, surround with mushrooms and onions in roasting pan: Toss remaining 1 cup of chopped onion with mushrooms and 4 Tbsp olive oil in a bowl.
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Place pork roast in the center of the roasting pan. 
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Sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper. Rub roast with onion garlic purée. Surround the roast with mushrooms and onions.
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Roast pork, remove mushrooms, add broth and water: Roast pork 1 hour at 350°F.
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Remove from oven after one hour and remove the mushrooms, placing them into a large saucepan.
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Add 1 cup broth and 1/2 cup water to roasting pan.
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Return roast to oven and roast pork until thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 140°F-145°F, about 15-20 minutes longer.
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15
Transfer pork to platter; tent with foil.
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Make mushroom cream sauce with pan drippings: Scrape the drippings from the roasting pan into the pan with the mushrooms.
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Add the cream, remaining cup of broth, and 1/4 teaspoon cardamom to pan; bring to boil. Blend flour and butter in small cup; mix into mushroom sauce.
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Cook the sauce, stirring often, until reduced enough to coat spoon. Season sauce with salt and pepper; serve with pork.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 30 m.
Servings8
Health Score25
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