Brown Sugar Braised Pork Recipe
Summary
Ingredients
1 (4- to 5-pound) Boston butt pork roast
1/3 cup Dijon mustard
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 (10 1/2 -ounce) can beef broth, undiluted
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
Directions
Brush pork with mustard; coat with brown sugar.
Brown pork on all sides in hot oil in a Dutch oven.
Transfer roast to a platter.
Add onion to Dutch oven; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Return meat to Dutch oven; add broth and pepper.
Cover and bring to a boil; remove from heat.
Bake at 325° for 1 hour.
Turn roast over; insert meat thermometer into roast, making sure thermometer does not touch bone or fat.
Cover and bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 170°.
Remove pork to a serving platter.
Combine cornstarch and water, stir ring until smooth; set aside.
Bring pan drippings in Dutch oven to a boil; stir in cornstarch mixture.
Return to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until thickened, stirring constantly.
Serve sauce over pork roast.
Brown pork on all sides in hot oil in a Dutch oven.
Transfer roast to a platter.
Add onion to Dutch oven; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Return meat to Dutch oven; add broth and pepper.
Cover and bring to a boil; remove from heat.
Bake at 325° for 1 hour.
Turn roast over; insert meat thermometer into roast, making sure thermometer does not touch bone or fat.
Cover and bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 170°.
Remove pork to a serving platter.
Combine cornstarch and water, stir ring until smooth; set aside.
Bring pan drippings in Dutch oven to a boil; stir in cornstarch mixture.
Return to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until thickened, stirring constantly.
Serve sauce over pork roast.