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Pork Roast

Crown Roast of Pork with Garlic Herb Butter

Sibby Barrett
This roast is so easy and so impressive to present table side!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting time before cooking+after cooking 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped (if dried, use 2 teaspoons)
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves minced (if dried, use 2 teaspoons)
  • pork rib roast set at room temp for 1 ½ hours
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, blend garlic, olive oil, butter and herbs. Dry the roast thoroughly with paper towels and then rub the herb butter all over the roast. Let stand at room temp for about 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight. If refrigerating, let stand at room temp for 2 hours before roasting.
    Preheat oven to 500º. Set the pork in a roasting pan and season generously with salt and pepper on top of the herb butter. Roast for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325º. Continue roasting for about 40 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 140º-145º. Let pork rest for about 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board and cut between ribs to serve. Drizzle pork slices with juice from roasting pan.
Keyword pork, roast, special dinner