Herb-Crusted Pork Roast

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

A fresh herb crust seems like a good way to enliven a boneless pork roast—but not if the crust has little flavor and falls off.

SERVES 4 - 6

TIME 2 hours, plus 1 hour brining

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To get our herb crust to deliver maximum herb flavor in our pork roast recipe, we cut a single horizontal pocket across the middle of the roast that could hold a good quantity of herb paste. With our internal flavor guaranteed for our pork ...

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