Cumin Pork Roast with Wild Mushroom Sauce

Cumin Pork Roast with Wild Mushroom Sauce
Cumin Pork Roast with Wild Mushroom Sauce
Serve this flavorful roast with its rich mushroom gravy, the mashed potatoes here and sautéed carrots. A fruity Zinfandel would make a good wine choice.
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  • Served Person: Serves 8
Herb Mushroom Pork Roast Fall Winter Bon Appétit
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped oregano
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry
  • cilantro sprigs
  • 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 14 1/2-ounce can low-salt chicken broth
  • Carbohydrate 10 g(3%)
  • Cholesterol 109 mg(36%)
  • Fat 25 g(38%)
  • Fiber 2 g(10%)
  • Protein 34 g(68%)
  • Saturated Fat 10 g(48%)
  • Sodium 107 mg(4%)
  • Calories 401

Preparation Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Rub 3 teaspoons cumin over pork. Place roasting pan. Roast pork until meat thermometer inserted into center registers 150°F, about 50 minutes. Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, 1/2 cup shallots, garlic and 1 tablespoon jalapeño; sauté until mushrooms are very tender and beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chopped cilantro, oregano and 1 teaspoon cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Transfer pork to platter. Tent with foil. Add broth to roasting pan; scrape up any browned bits. Transfer to heavy medium saucepan. Gradually whisk flour into Sherry in medium bowl to blend. Whisk Sherry mixture, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon shallots and 1 teaspoon jalapeño into broth; bring to a boil, whisking until smooth. Stir in mushroom mixture and any accumulated juices from pork on platter. Boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Slice pork. Garnish with cilantro sprigs. Serve pork with sauce.

Preparation Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Rub 3 teaspoons cumin over pork. Place roasting pan. Roast pork until meat thermometer inserted into center registers 150°F, about 50 minutes. Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, 1/2 cup shallots, garlic and 1 tablespoon jalapeño; sauté until mushrooms are very tender and beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chopped cilantro, oregano and 1 teaspoon cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Transfer pork to platter. Tent with foil. Add broth to roasting pan; scrape up any browned bits. Transfer to heavy medium saucepan. Gradually whisk flour into Sherry in medium bowl to blend. Whisk Sherry mixture, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon shallots and 1 teaspoon jalapeño into broth; bring to a boil, whisking until smooth. Stir in mushroom mixture and any accumulated juices from pork on platter. Boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Slice pork. Garnish with cilantro sprigs. Serve pork with sauce.