Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons caraway seeds, crushed in mortar with pestle
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 3-pound boneless double-loin center-cut pork roast*
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 4 carrots, peeled, sliced on diagonal
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 2 1/2-pound head green cabbage, quartered, cored, sliced
  • 1 12-ounce can beer
  • 2 tablespoons light unsulfured molasses
  • 1/2 cup canned beef broth
  • *Boneless double-loin center-cut pork roast is made by tying two boneless pork loins together. If you can't find one, ask your butcher to prepare it for you.

Method

  • Combine 2 teaspoons caraway, garlic, salt and pepper in bowl.
  • Place pork in glass baking dish.
  • Rub pork with spice mixture.
  • Cover and chill up to 24 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add onion, carrots, bay leaves and 1 teaspoon caraway; saute until softened, about 8 minutes.
  • Transfer to roasting pan.
  • Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in same skillet over high heat.
  • Add half of cabbage and 1/2 teaspoon caraway; sauteuntil cabbage begins to wilt, about 4 minutes.
  • Repeat with 1/2 tablespoon oil, half of cabbage and 1/2 teaspoon caraway.
  • Add to onion mixture; mix to blend.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over high heat.
  • Add pork; brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  • Set atop vegetables in pan.
  • Add beer and molasses to skillet; bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
  • Pour over vegetables.
  • Add broth.
  • Roast pork and vegetables 45 minutes.
  • Turn pork over and roast until thermometer inserted into thick part registers 150F., about 45 minutes or less Place pork on work surface.
  • Discard bay leaves.
  • Using slotted spoon, place vegetables on platter.
  • Slice pork; place atop vegetables.
  • Transfer Cooking juices to small saucepan.
  • Boil 5 minutes.
  • Spoon over pork.