How To Make Slow Cooked Pork In Milk
Slow Cooked Pork In Milk recipe. This Italian recipe for pork results in a rich, tender meat flavoured with herbs and spices. It makes the perfect Sunday dinner.
Step 2: Preheat the oven
Set your oven to 180ºC (350ºF/ gas mark 4) in preparation for braising the meat.
Step 3: Prepare the pork
Season the pork with salt and pepper and dust it lightly with flour, on both sides.
Step 4: Brown the pork
Put a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and allow it to melt. Place the seasoned pork into the butter. Brown it on all sides, by turning it over several times. Once browned, remove the pork and place onto a tray. Discard the butter, into a bowl.
Step 5: Add the ingredients
Transfer the pork back into the saucepan. Add the milk, garlic, rosemary, sage, lemon slivers and cinnamon. Bring it all to a boil. Once boiling, place the lid on and remove it from the heat.
Step 6: Braise the meat
Place the pan of pork into the preheated oven. Braise for roughly 3.5 hours. During the cooking process, occasionally baste the pork with the milk and herb sauce and scrape the bottom of the pan with a spoon, to remove the milk solids that may have stuck. Midway through the cooking time, remove the lid and let it cook, uncovered for the rest of cooking period, breathing in the subtle aromas of the rosemary and sage. Remove after the recommended time.
Step 7: Remove and serve
Carefully take the pork out of the pan, taking great care not to break it and serve it, basted in the savoury sauce from the pan. But make sure to use the thicker milk solids from the bottom of the pan, as this is totally packed with all the herbs and spices! It goes well with mashed or fried potatoes and sautéed vegetables and rice.