Stuffed Pork Roast

Aromatic Spice Rubbed Pork Roast Stuffed with Herbs and Garlic and More Slavic Delicacies

Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Russian

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 5 lbs pork shoulder joint or pork loin

• 4 garlic cloves, sliced

• 2-3 tbsp shashlik spice rub or your favourite rub

• 1 bunch of flat leaf parsley, chopped

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 2 bay leaves

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 475F/220C-500F/230C.

2 If you buy a roast that's been tied, untie it and lay flat on a cutting board.

3 Prick the pork all over with a tip of a sharp knife and insert sliced garlic into those little pockets.

4 Then sprinkle with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, and a tablespoon of spice rub of your choice.

5 Generously sprinkle it with chopped parsley and roll it up tight. Tie with a piece of kitchen twine and rub with your rub of choice.

6 Transfer to a roasting pan, tuck a couple of bay leaves under the twine and pop it in the oven.

7 Roast the pork for 20 minutes, then bring the temperature down to 375F/190C and roast 1 hour 10 minutes or until the meat thermometer registers 145F-150F.

8 Let it rest for 10-15 minutes and serve with mashed or roasted potatoes.

9 Alternatively, cool it in the fridge overnight, slice thinly and serve it cold as a starter.