Meats Recipes -  Jamaica Pork Roast Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

• 2 kg/4 lb loin of pork

• 125 ml/4 fl oz dark rum

• 600 ml/1 pint Ham Stock

• 2 teaspoons arrowroot 

Seasoning:

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1 bay leaf, crumbled

• salt and pepper 

Basting sauce:

• 75 g/3 oz soft brown sugar

• 2 tablespoons lime juice

• 3 tablespoons rum

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Method:

1. Mix all the seasoning ingredients together in a small bowl. With a sharp knife, cut through the fat on the pork loin in a diamond pattern. Rub the seasoning over the scored fat.

2. Place the loin of pork in a roasting tin. Pour the rum and 125 ml/4 fl oz of the stock over it. Roast in a preheated oven, 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4 for 1 1/2-2 hours.

3. Meanwhile, mix together the ingredients for the basting sauce and blend well. After 1 hour, remove the pork from the oven and baste with the sauce.

4. Return to the oven for the remainder of the cooking time, adding more stock or a little water if necessary to moisten the meat. When the meat is cooked, transfer it to a serving plate and keep warm.

5. Pour off some of the fat from the tin and add the remaining basting sauce and stock. Stir well to scrape up any pork residue in the tin.

6. Place over a moderate heat and bring to the boil, stirring. Mix the arrowroot with 1 tablespoon of water and stir into the gravy until thickened. Serve with the roast pork.