Cooking meat in the oven requires a certain amount of experience and skill, but there are also certain tricks that will help you master how to cook pork in the oven. The pork recipes are pretty simple and don't require any special skill.
How to bake pork in a piece
For cooking we need:
- prepared piece of meat,
- marinade,
- seasonings.
On the question of choosing a piece of meat for baking. It is better to take a piece with fat - during cooking it will either bake into juice or become soft and can be removed without problems. If you take a lean piece, then the meat may end up being dry.
Rinse the meat, remove excess, rub with salt and pepper. You can gently pierce the meat in several places with a knife, then marinate. By the way, if the piece itself is not very fatty, then during cooking it can be stuffed with lard or garlic - in the first case for juiciness, in the second - for flavor, or you can combine both products.
Marinate the meat for several hours and bake in foil or in a sleeve, piercing it in several places with a knife. Bake the meat in a well-preheated oven at 180 degrees. The approximate time is an hour and a half, depending on your oven and marinade, as well as the preparation of the meat. If you want to get a juicy piece, then first set the temperature higher so that the meat grabs, and then lower the temperature. If baking in foil or a special bag, then to get a golden brown crust, simply unfold the foil or cut the sleeve at the end of cooking and bake for about 10-15 minutes more.
How to make pork marinade
The amount of ingredients is indicated for a kilogram of meat.
Apple marinade with wine. Quite an original combination of flavors will surely please your guests. Slice, lash, or prepare a piece of pork and marinate two apples in a glass of wine for 30 minutes, turning the piece every 8-10 minutes.
Provencal marinade with carrots. Chop a couple of carrots, pass 6 cloves of garlic through a press, add Provencal herbs, chopped bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste (if you do not rub the meat).
Marinade with garlic and cheese. Chop 6 cloves of garlic into thin petals, chop the medium-hard cheese into large strips and stuff the pork with them. Rub a piece of meat with salt and pepper, brush with five tablespoons of natural mayonnaise and leave to marinate for an hour. It takes about an hour and a half to bake pork in such a marinade.
Marinade with soy sauce. One of the simplest marinades. If you decide to cook meat in it, then you should be careful with salt - soy sauce contains enough of it. For 100 ml of sauce, take 3 cloves of garlic, pass through a press, mix with the sauce, add a little honey, marinate the meat for a couple of hours. This marinade is one of the simplest and at the same time safe options.
No less successful is the mustard marinade. For 4 tablespoons of mustard, take a glass of apple juice, a couple of tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and a couple of bay leaves. Marinate for two hours, then bake for at least an hour.
