Roast Pork

Total Time

3 Hours 40 Minutes (excludes 12 hours to marinate)

Servings

12

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 cloves finely chopped garlic
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (6 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• 1 large onion, sliced into thin rings
• 2 bay leaves

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, and salt until the sugar dissolves.
2. Place the loin of pork in a roasting pan, and scatter the onion rings and bay leaves over it. Pour lime-ginger mixture over the meat, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 12 hours or so, turning every once in a while.
3. Preheat the oven to 165°C.
4. Roast, uncovered, for about 3 1/2 hours; baste frequently with pan juices. For a well done roast, cook until the internal temperature of the roast is 70°C.