Cuban Roast Porkmain dish, meats, pork 4 oz ham, smoked, chopped fine 4 oz bacon, chopped fine 8 oz onion, minced 1 oz capers, minced 1 garlic clove, minced 2 oz green olives, coarse chop 1 tablespoon green chiles, minced 3 lb eye round roast 1 salt and pepper, to taste 2 oz bacon fat 8 oz stock 4 oz tomato sauce 1 tablespoon vinegar Preheat oven to 350F. Mix the first 7 ingredients to make a stuffing. Make an incision 1 1/2" to 2" deep along the length of the roast Stuff the stuffing into the incision. Salt and pepper the roast. Brown the roast on all sides in bacon fat in a large heavy casserole Add all the rest of the ingredients and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until the meat is very tender. Check once or twice to make sure that the liquid is not boiling away. Add water or unsalted stock as necessary. |
