Shanna's Chinese Cuban Beer Roast
5 lb Boneless pork loin trimmed
1 bottle Beer
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup Orange juice
1/4 cup Honey
3 tbl Soy sauce
3 tbl Sherry
2 tbl Hoisin sauce
1/4 cup Cooked black beans mashed with a fork
2 tbl Five Spice powder
4 x Garlic cloves finely chopped
4 x Mandarin oranges or tangerines peel, pith removed, and cut in supremes
1/2 sm bunch watercress coarse stems removed
Method :
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Place the pork loin on a rack over a roasting pan and fill the bottom with about
1 inch of beer. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper.
In a mixing bowl, combine the orange juice, honey, soy sauce, sherry, hoisin
sauce, mashed black beans, five spice powder, and garlic. Mix together well and
coat the pork loin with this paste, rubbing it in well and using up all the
mixture. Roast the pork for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and
cook for 45 to 60 minutes more, basting every 15 to 20 minutes with the orange
honey mixture. When the pork is thoroughly cooked (it should register 165
degrees on a meat thermometer, and the juices run clear rather than pink),
remove from the oven and rest for 5 minutes. Transfer to a warmed serving
platter and surround with orange segments and watercress sprigs. Serve
immediately, slicing the loin at the table.
This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.