Sweet, savory and smoky barbecue flavor doesn’t have to come out of a bottle, as this recipe proves. Dig around among your spices and condiments, and it’s likely you can whip together this dry rub without running to the store. The method is equally easy—just don’t skip the butter basting step halfway through. It adds lots of flavor, moisture and helps the roast to brown. Once your roast is cooked, you’ve got enough pork to feed a full house, whether you want to serve it on a bun, shred it for tacos or just serve it sliced with extra barbecue sauce on the side!
Dry-Rub Barbecue Pork Roast
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1 boneless pork center loin roast (about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 lb), trimmed of visible fat
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil, and spray with cooking spray. In small bowl, beat vinegar and mustard with whisk or fork. In another small bowl, mix brown sugar, salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, coriander, thyme and red pepper. Coat pork with vinegar mixture; rub with dry ingredients. Place in center of pan.
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Step2Roast uncovered 40 minutes; turn. Brush all over with melted butter; roast 5 to 10 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted into center of pork reads 140°F. Remove from oven; cover with foil, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut pork into slices; serve with barbecue sauce, if desired.
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Nutrition
270
Calories
14g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 29%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 33%
- Sodium
- 1010mg
- 42%
- Potassium
- 430mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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