Slow-roasted Tuscan pork with roast garlic mash

Slow-roasted Tuscan pork with roast garlic mash

Buy organic or heirloom pork for this dish to really make it worthwhile - it'll have a better texture and flavour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 hrs

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the garlic for the mash on a large sheet of foil, drizzle with 2 tbsp oil and season. Seal the foil and roast for 50 minutes then remove. Turn down the oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1.
  2. Mix together the spices and herbs. Season the pork well then fry on all sides in a large frying pan until browned. Rub 2 tbsp oil over the pork, then roll in the herb rub. Put on a roasting rack in a roasting tin and roast for 4 hours.
  3. To make the mash, simmer the potatoes in salted water until tender - about 20 minutes. Drain, add the butter and mash well. Add the crème fraîche and season. Squeeze the garlic into the mash and mix. Serve with the pork.
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Know-how

It's worth spending a few extra pounds on buying organic pork or pork from a specific breed (such as Tamworth) for this, as it will have a much better texture and flavour.

Per serving

996 kcalories, protein 53.1g, carbohydrate 49.8g, fat 66.3 g, saturated fat 32.6g, fibre 4.1g, salt 0.78 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2005.

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  • 2007-12-28 18:22:38.811156

    Noddy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing taste. I thought it might be to dry but it tasted great.

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  • Binder photo Jo

    2008-01-27 10:06:11.670003

    Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for friends who are very special. The meat was so tender - making it again for sundqay lunch today

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  • 2008-03-17 23:44:10.556728

    Gina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for a dinner party for friends and throughly enjoyed by all.

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  • 2008-05-04 09:04:13.114818

    Sarah commented on this recipe

    Saved it in my binder It's the only way I ever cokpork now - wonderful, tender and so tasty Although I do leave the skin on for amazing cracklin!!!!!!

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  • Binder photo Bev

    2008-06-01 11:04:05.233414

    Bev rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious falvours and the emat was very tender. I'll be making this one again!

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  • 2008-07-01 09:28:46.207709

    louisa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for a dinner party - it was absolutely delicious and the meat was so tender. the fennel seeds added fantastic flavour.

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  • 2008-07-09 09:14:03.553492

    princessbelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this was fantastic, although in the recipie it says to use 3 bulbs of garlic which i think is way to much so i just used 5 cloves and was just enough, will definatly be making this again.

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  • 2008-08-02 14:18:58.831005

    catriona commented on this recipe

    Have made this for lots of different people coming for dinner and everyone loves it! I use this recipe again and again , and many people have asked me for the recipe.

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  • 2008-09-07 13:05:51.287927

    jacqui rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    flavour of the meat was delicious, but next time I would make a sauce with the juices and a little wine , as it was slightly dry , I served it with a celariac mash and roasted garlic cream on the side, to allow for those who are not keen on garlic, will definately try it again ,but with a few tweaks

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  • 2008-09-07 13:11:16.826588

    jacqui commented on this recipe

    living in france the meat is trimmed of virtually all fat , so this may be the reason why it was slightly dry, next time I will try cooking it in a "brick" after sealing the meat and will report results

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  • 2008-10-13 16:58:44.136811

    leanne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i have cooked this loads of times and it always come out perfect, it's fantastic and very easy to do, the whole family love it including my 2 and 4 year old boys.

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    2009-01-21 19:10:28.170115

    TTP rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2009-01-25 10:26:05.814617

    Sonia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    DELICIOUS. Held a dinner part and everone loved it. I kept the skin on because we all love crackling. I also made a gravy with all the porks juices, sauted some onions and sugar, about 1 1/2 pints of the vegetable water and generous splash of port and thickened with bisto.

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  • 2009-04-13 17:41:13.514362

    Cazzy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really nice, the herbs work great and the mash was scrummy. I used 1 blub of garlic and that was ample.

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  • 2009-07-26 19:38:15.181374

    Chris.Suarez rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Everything about this was tasty. I will definitely be making more garlic mash again. I found the meat was a bit dry, but that may be because I didn't initially seal the meat well enough when frying in step 2

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  • 2009-08-25 12:41:29.050983

    Serona rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this to impress the mother and she was suitably impressed!!Meat was moist and mash was super, my three yr old even requested more. Will make this again

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  • 2009-09-02 17:47:13.85269

    erdnuss commented on this recipe

    very easy to do, and quick prep time. I like the fact that it can be abandoned in the oven,whilst busy doing other things. I cooked mine bamboree style, as pork can dry out fast. It stayed moist and tender. The chilli really enhances the flavour of the fennel, will definately do this one again.

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  • 2009-09-02 17:47:40.462605

    erdnuss commented on this recipe

    very easy to do, and quick prep time. I like the fact that it can be abandoned in the oven,whilst busy doing other things. I cooked mine bamboree style, as pork can dry out fast. It stayed moist and tender. The chilli really enhances the flavour of the fennel, will definately do this one again.

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  • 2009-09-30 19:07:03.000011

    Richard W rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A doddle to prepare, even for me! Excellent combination of flavours. Although I had some doubts, the fennel seeds really were the proverbial icing on the cake. The meat, I highly recommend, the mash is OK, but not mind blowing.

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  • 2009-10-22 13:17:36.750018

    YummyMummy commented on this recipe

    Oh my giddy aunt!! I just converted this to Weightwatchers points and it is 22!!! I am only on 18 points a day! It seems incredibily high in calories and saturated fat.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 hrs

Ingredients

ROAST GARLIC MASH

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Per serving

996 kcalories, protein 53.1g, carbohydrate 49.8g, fat 66.3 g, saturated fat 32.6g, fibre 4.1g, salt 0.78 g

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