Roxy Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I really like making this. I made it last night and it was so tender, that we didn't need a knife to cut it. The secret to making a tender beef roast or pork roast, is to cook it at 230 degrees all day. I put the roast in probably around 8 a.m. and we ate at 8 p.m. or so. We could of had it earlier..but, we were watching a football game. I knew that by baking it at 230 degrees, it wasn't going to hurt it any. I have a roasting pan that has a removable rack, but, I keep the rack in it when I make this. I poured some water in the bottom of the roasting pan. Sliced up some onions and put some garlic in the roasting pan to give the broth some flavor. I rubbed the top of the pork roast with some Olive Oil and seasoned it with Garlic Salt and Pepper. I put some onions and garlic on the roast. I used 1 pkg. of Onion Soup Mix and rubbed that in real good over the pork roast. Onion and Mushroom Soup Mix would be good to use too. If I would of had some sliced carrots and sliced fresh mushrooms, I would of put that in the bottom of the roasting pan, but, didn't have any. If I am making mashed potatoes, I don't put potatoes in it because it makes the mashed potatoes brown. I cook the potatoes seperately when I make mashed potatoes when making a roast. This gravy recipe is the only recipe I will use when making broth gravy, it is delicious! Strain the broth to get out the garlic and onions. Broth Gravy: **Double it if you need more gravy, but, this makes quite a bit. 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 4 cups degreased pork broth from the roasting pan 1/3 cup Heavy Cream Salt and Pepper to taste Making the Roux: Cut 1/2 cup-(8-T.) of butter into chunks and add it a medium-size heavy saucepan. On low to medium low temperature, melt the butter until it is foamy. Add 1/2 cup of flour to the pan. Start whisking the flour until well blended. Keep whisking and cooking over very low heat until it smells like a pie is cooking in the oven. That means that he flour is cooked and gravy will not end up having a "pasty" flavor to it. This could take anywhere from 8-12 minutes to get cooked. At about 12 minutes, add 1/3 cup Half-and-Half. This adds a rich flavor and texture to the gravy. ***I didn't have Half-and-Half, so I used milk. I go by looks when making gravy, so add more if you need to. Keep whisking! Within 2 minutes of adding the Half-and-Half, the gravy is perfect! Add salt and pepper and Kitchen Bouqet to gravy. * Quote Link to comment
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