Peppercorn Roasted Pork with Vermouth Pan Sauce

Peppercorn Roasted Pork with Vermouth Pan Sauce
Peppercorn Roasted Pork with Vermouth Pan Sauce
Infusing pork butt with pink peppercorns and garlic enhances its superb flavor. The vermouth in the pan sauce has a masterful synchronicity with the juniper-like aroma of pink peppercorns and gives you enormous complexity from just one ingredient.
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  • Served Person: Makes 8 servings
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  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • equipment: an electric coffee/spice grinder
  • 1/2 cup dry vermouth
  • Carbohydrate 7 g(2%)
  • Cholesterol 137 mg(46%)
  • Fat 34 g(52%)
  • Fiber 2 g(9%)
  • Protein 40 g(79%)
  • Saturated Fat 11 g(54%)
  • Sodium 274 mg(11%)
  • Calories 505

Preparation Grind 1/4 cup pink peppercorns with black peppercorns and fennel seeds in grinder, then stir together with garlic, oil, and 1 tablespoon salt. Pat pork dry and use a paring knife to make about 16 (1-inch-deep) slits all over roast. Stuff slits with all but 1 tablespoon garlic-peppercorn paste, then rub remaining tablespoon all over roast. Put in a small (13-by 9-inch) flameproof roasting pan and marinate, chilled, 8 to 24 hours. Let pork stand at room temperature 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Roast pork, fat side up, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meat registers 150°F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pour off all but about 1 tablespoon fat from roasting pan. Add vermouth to pan and boil, scraping up brown bits, 2 minutes. Stir in broth, any meat juices from cutting board, and remaining 2 tablespoons pink peppercorns and boil until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes. Knead together butter and flour, then whisk into sauce and boil, whisking constantly, until just slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve pork with sauce.

Preparation Grind 1/4 cup pink peppercorns with black peppercorns and fennel seeds in grinder, then stir together with garlic, oil, and 1 tablespoon salt. Pat pork dry and use a paring knife to make about 16 (1-inch-deep) slits all over roast. Stuff slits with all but 1 tablespoon garlic-peppercorn paste, then rub remaining tablespoon all over roast. Put in a small (13-by 9-inch) flameproof roasting pan and marinate, chilled, 8 to 24 hours. Let pork stand at room temperature 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Roast pork, fat side up, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meat registers 150°F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pour off all but about 1 tablespoon fat from roasting pan. Add vermouth to pan and boil, scraping up brown bits, 2 minutes. Stir in broth, any meat juices from cutting board, and remaining 2 tablespoons pink peppercorns and boil until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes. Knead together butter and flour, then whisk into sauce and boil, whisking constantly, until just slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve pork with sauce.