milk-braised pork with garlic and onion sauce

6 Pinches
Whitewater, WI
Updated on Jul 8, 2016

Very old and traditional method of cooking pork loin on the Azorean Island of Pico. Milk is a wonderful tenderizer for pork! Taken from Authentic Portuguese Cooking by Ana Ortins

prep time 15 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Roast
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • FOR THE ROAST
  • 3 pounds boneless pork roast or pork fillet
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 - bay leaf
  • 3 cups milk - more or less as needed
  • FOR THE ONION SAUCE
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

How To Make milk-braised pork with garlic and onion sauce

  • Step 1
    MAKE THE ROAST Preheat oven to 350ºF. Season roast all over with salt and pepper. Put meat in a small roasting pan with garlic, butter and bay leaf. Pour in enough milk to almost cover meat, about 3/4 way up the side of the roast.
  • Step 2
    Place pan in preheated oven. Periodically, as meat sticking out of milk browns, turn meat to submerge the brown part. Continue until all surface of meat is browned. Cook until internal temp reaches 150ºF, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Step 3
    Transfer roast to a cutting board. Cover and let rest and make onion sauce.
  • Step 4
    MAKE THE SAUCE Melt butter in small skillet over medium-high heat.Add onions and sauté until golden, about 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat.
  • Step 5
    Measure out and pour milk from roasting pan into the onions to measure 2 cups (add extra milk if needed). In a small bowl, mix cornstarch, water and nutmeg then stir into milk. Bring milk almost to a boil and continue stirring until milk thickens somewhat, about 5 minutes.
  • Step 6
    SERVING Slice pork put on serving platter. Ladle some of sauce over pork and serve with extra sauce on the side.

Discover More

Category: Pork
Keyword: #pork-roast
Keyword: #Azores
Ingredient: Pork
Culture: Portugese
Method: Roast

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