New Recipe

This year was the first time I hosted our families Christmas dinner. At first I had no idea what to cook... Vince's mom did pasta and seafood on Christmas eve, so both of those were out.. No one in my family likes ham, so that was out.. and everyone just ate Turkey for Thanksgiving so I wanted to do something different. So, after looking through multiple recipes I ended up deciding on this one below for a seasoned pork roast with a pan sauce. I am really not a huge pork person, but this came out so GOOD, plus it was super easy! It takes like 5-10min to get ready and then you just stick it in the oven for a few hours and tada it's done :) You do have to make the sauce as well, but even that was really simple. (and as a bonus, a pork roast is super cheap! haha)

If you ever need something to make for a big family dinner, I highly recommend giving this a try. And trust me, you will get LOTS of compliments when it's done ;)

rubbed pork with bourbon pan sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons black pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon dried sage

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup jack daniels whiskey (we actually used Gentlemen's Jack)

1 can (14 oz) reduced sodium beef broth (regular broth makes it too salty)

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

3 tablespoons butter, softened

3 tablespoons flour

(this is meant for a 4lb pork roast, ours was a little over 7lbs so we doubled everything)

Mix sugar, peper, paprika, sage, and salt (save 1 teaspoon on the mix for the sauce later).  Rub the mixture over the pork roast, bake in a shallow roasting pan for 350 degrees for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours (until meat temp is 155 degrees).

To make the sauce add whiskey to pan with drippings, stir to scrape brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil over med-high heat. Add broth, worcestershire sauce, and the 1 teaspoon from seasoning mix. reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced by half. Then mix in butter and flour slowly until sauce thickens.

It really was super easy and DELICIOUS! (I served it with traditional holiday things like mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, rolls, green bean casserole, etc.) It is definitely something I will be making again in the future :)