Juicy Tender (Cabbage Wrapped) Pork Roast
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Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1 (3 lb) boneless pork loin roast
- 1 large head of cabbage
- 1 bunch green onions or 1 bunch use string
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chicken bouillon
Directions
- Remove 6-8 outer leaves of cabbage.
- Cut thick rib out of the center of the leaf, just the thick part only, cutting in no farther than 1/4-1/3 of the leaf.
- Cut off root ends of green onions, (you'll need a small bunch), separate leaves.
- In dutch oven or pot, bring 3 qts. water to a boil. Cook cabbage leaves in boiling water for 3-5 minutes til pliable.
- With tongs, remove cabbage leaves to colander.
- Add green onions to boiling water and blanch 10 seconds til just wilted.
- Drain and pat dry with paper towel.
- Preheat oven to 350º. Trim all fat from roast.
- In very small bowl, mix thyme, pepper and 1 teaspoons salt. Rub roast with thyme mixture.
- Wrap roast in wilted cabbage leaves.
- Tie leaves with green onions. If you have trouble with this, you can always use string. (You kinda have to tie 2 green onions together to be long enough.).
- Place roast in roasting pan, add 2 cups chicken bouillon.
- Roast 1 hour, basting 2-3 times with bouillon juices.
- Remove and let set at least 10 minutes. Remove cabbage and green onions. Discard or coarsely chop and serve with roast.
- Slice, and serve with strained pan juices.
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