Beer Braised Pork Loin

A delicious way to make an inexpensive cut of meat taste like a million bucks. Spoon sauce over pork to serve along with rice or potatoes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 344 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 whole cloves
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 3 cups chopped onion
• 1 (5 pound) boneless pork loin roast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil a heavy pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear pork in hot oil until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove roast from pot.

Step 3

Drain all but about 3 tablespoons grease from pot. Cook and stir onion and carrots until softened, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir beer, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and cloves into the onion mixture.

Step 5

Return pork roast to the pot and cover.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until pork is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours.

Step 7

Transfer roast to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Remove bay leaf from vegetables.

Step 8

Pour the beer and vegetable mixture from the Dutch oven into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the vegetables moving before leaving it on to puree until smooth.

Step 9

Bring pureed sauce to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over pork roast to serve.