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Party-Ready Pork Roast

By Molly Baz
Image may contain Food Meal Dish Pork Platter Lunch and Roast
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens

Instead of using one larger bone-in pork loin roast, this recipe calls for two smaller ones. This allows for more exposed surface areas, which decreases cooking time and develops a delicious golden brown crust. If you can’t find a roast with the chine bone attached (but always ask! At a store like Whole Foods it might not be available in the case, but you can ask the butcher to please cut it for you), a frenched roast will also work. We prefer the bone in to help retain the meat’s moisture, but the recipe can be made without it.

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