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Quick Roast Pork

When I was a kid, we would on occasion have the most wonderful pork roast that my mom would do in the oven until the fat was so nice and crispy we all fought over it. This is a quick version because it uses country style pork ribs which cook much faster and still have outstanding flavor.

Pork is fairly lean these days, but you will typically find these in small packages of 4 or large packages of 7-8 ribs. Several of them will have some fat still on. Leave this as it produces the 'candy' during roasting.

What you need

  1. 1 package (usually about 4) country style pork ribs (bone in or boneless)
  2. Garlic powder
  3. Onion powder
  4. Ground allspice
  5. Kosher salt
  6. Black pepper

How to make it

  1. Preheat oven to 350º (see alternate* instructions below)
  2. Pat ribs dry with paper towels and place on a large platter
  3. Sprinkle with spices to taste on all sides. If you tend to avoid salt, at least salt the fat sides - salt causes the moisture to be exuded and the fat to get very crispy.
  4. Place a rack into a roasting pan and place ribs fat side up on the rack.
  5. Place into preheated oven and roast for about 1 hour until top is crispy and well browned. (Temp: Internal temperature: 160º for medium; 170º for well done.)

*Alternate Method: Roast at 300º for 1 hour on one side, turn and roast for 30 minutes on bottom, turn once more and continue for 30 minutes on original side to re-crisp

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