Braised Pork With Beer & Juniper Berries

Name: Braised Pork With Beer & Juniper Berries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 (2 lb) boneless pork roast; salt & pepper; 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 cups carrots, peeled & chopped; 1 cup celery, chopped; 2 cups onions, sliced or 24 small white pearl onions; 1 (12 ounce) bottle dark beer; 2 cloves; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 10 juniper berries, crushed

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Recipe by Bergy

This recipe is posted by request I have not tried it but it sounds good! Be aware that Juniper berries are the flavoring used in Gin - the taste may not appeal to everyone

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READY IN: 1hr 50mins

SERVES: 4-6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

tablespoons olive oil
1

(2 lb) boneless pork roast
salt & pepper
1

bay leaf
2

tablespoons flour
2

cups carrots, peeled & chopped
1

cup celery, chopped
2

cups onions, sliced or 24 small white pearl onions
1

(12 ounce) bottle dark beer
2

cloves
1

teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
10

juniper berries, crushed

DIRECTIONS

Brown the roast on all sides in a dutch oven in the heated olive oil, as you turn the roast season with salt& pepper.
Drain off any fat.
Sprinkle the veggies with the flour. (what about the onions?).
Add the veggies to the pot and the bay leaf.
Add the beer.
Bring to a boil.
Add cloves, thyme& juniper berries.
Cook covered for apprx 1 1/4 hours or until the meat is tender and apprx 160F in the center of the roast.
Remove the roast from the pot.
Skim off any fat.
Puree the sauce (if the sauce is soupy reduce it by cooking longer until there is apprx 1 cup before you puree it).
Slice the roast& serve with the onion sauce.

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