Almost two years in Tennessee, and this is my first real snow! Fine, we only got an inch or two, and it's been so warm and rainy since Sunday that there is no way it will still be here in the morning, but it was a real live snow. We got out of work early so I had time to cook a nice meal for The Man. Scored a great little four rib bone in pork roast, about 2 1/2 pounds, some beautiful baby carrots and tri-color quinoa, and from that I made this.
Roast was seasoned well with salt and pepper, then slowly seared, fat cap down first. Then I drained all of the fat from the pan and made a glaze - fresh herbs, dark wildflower honey, coarse grain mustard and dry English mustard. I spread that on the fat side, popped the pan into a 375* oven and let it slowly roast for about 40 minutes. I basted it with the pan juices a couple of times, building that beautiful crust.
I dumped a 1 pound bag of carrots into the pan and let the roast finish, about 20 more minutes. I removed the roast to the cutting board to rest, then put the carrots on the stovetop on medium high to reduce the glaze and caramelize the carrots.
Quinoa cooked in the rice cooker (the best, easiest way to do it in my opinion). One part quinoa to three parts liquid, some fresh herbs, salt and pepper, and a little nob of butter, and it does it all by itself. Count that as a major time saver.
Once again, The Man was impressed with my ability to create something out of seemingly simple ingredients. I really hope I don't run out of tricks too soon.
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