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Pork Roast with Bacon, Mushroom Gravy and Southern-Style Smothered Green Beans

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TOTAL TIME: 2 hr 15 min
Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 45 min
 
YIELD: 6 generous servings
LEVEL: Intermediate

ingredients

  • 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin roast
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Essence or other Creole Seasoning, recipe follows
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 ounces thick cut bacon, diced
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 rib celery, finely chopped
EMERIL'S ESSENCE CREOLE SEASONING (ALSO REFERRED TO AS BAYOU BLAST):
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
SOUTHERN-STYLE SMOTHERED GREEN BEANS:
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, ends trimmed
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Directions

Season the roast evenly with 2 teaspoons of the Essence, the salt, and black pepper and rub into the meat. Heat a cast iron Dutch oven and, when hot, add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crispy, about 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain and set aside. Add the roast to the pan and increase the heat to high. Cook until the roast is evenly browned on all sides, about 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the roast to a platter and set aside.

Add the flour to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until a roux the color of milk chocolate is formed, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chopped onion, celery, bell pepper, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables have wilted, 4 minutes. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of Essence and the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until they have released their liquid, about 4 minutes. Add the beef broth and Worcestershire and bring sauce to a boil. Return the roast to the pan and cover the pan. Reduce heat to low and cook the roast for 30 minutes. Turn the roast over, cover the pan, and continue to cook on low heat until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the roast registers 145 to 150 degrees F, about 20 minutes longer.

Remove the roast from the pan and transfer to a platter. Cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Add the green onion tops to the sauce and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Stir the reserved crispy bacon into the sauce, slice the roast and serve, with the sauce ladled over the roast and cooked white rice alongside. Serve with Southern Style Smothered Green Beans.

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Yield: 2/3 cup

Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until it has rendered most of its fat and has begun to brown, about 5 minutes. Add chopped onion and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the green beans and enough water to cover, bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Season with salt and pepper, cover the saucepan, and cook until the beans are very, very tender, about 1 hour, occasionally adding liquid as necessary to keep the beans covered. As they get close to being done they will become quite fragile, so take care when stirring not to break them apart. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

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  • on December 18, 2011

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    I thought it was very good, not great. I used french green bean rather than regular, and maybe that was a mistake. It was well over an hour, and they still weren't tender to where I expected them to be. I finally gave up and had them as they were. Unfortunately, I let the pork sit in the gravy too long waiting for the beans and it got a little overdone.Gravy was good and had a nice little kick. I'll try it again sometime.

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  • on December 12, 2011

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    Very good! Definite crowd pleaser. Easy dish to make and no changes to recipe needed. Though I used stock instead of water for beans...score! This goes in the Sunday rotation!

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  • on November 21, 2011

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    An absolutely fantasiticly delicious dish! We love it!

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