Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 boneless pork loin roast (about 2 lbs)
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. ground ginger
  • ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
  • ¼ cup honey (optional)
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp. tapioca starch (optional)
  • Cooking fat:
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instruction

  • Preheat your oven to 400 F.
  • Melt some cooking fat in an ovenproof skillet placed over high heat.
  • Season the pork to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Brown the roast on all sides in the melted cooking fat.
  • Add the cloves and cinnamon. Cook for another 5 minutes while turning the roast.
  • Place the roast in the oven and cook for 1 hour.
  • Remove the roast from the skillet and cover it with foil.
  • Combine honey, ground ginger, and ground nutmeg, and stock in the same skillet.
  • Bring the sauce to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until reduced by half. Add the tapioca starch if you like the sauce thicker. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
  • Slice the pork and drizzle with the sauce to serve.