Smoked Paprika Pork Roast with Sticky Stout Barbecue Sauce
Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Buffy Hargett
We "dry-brined" the pork before grilling it. This method calls for rubbing a mixture on the pork and chilling it. This allows for salt to pull seasonings into the meat and improve juiciness and flavor. It's unusual, but you do chill uncovered to keep the rub "dry." (Otherwise, the rub dilutes in trapped moisture.)
How to Make It
Step 1
Stir together first 5 ingredients and 2 tsp. thyme. Trim pork roast. Rub paprika mixture over pork. Tie roast with kitchen string at 1 1/2-inch intervals, and place in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Chill, uncovered, 24 hours.
Step 2
Light one side of grill, heating to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat; leave other side unlit. Place pork over lit side, and grill, covered with lid, 8 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer pork to unlit side, and grill, covered with lid, 35 to 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 145°. Let stand 10 minutes. Brush with Sticky Stout Barbecue Sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tsp. thyme. Serve with remaining sauce.
Step 3
Pair with: Charles Smith Wines Kungfu Girl Riesling (white) or Edmeades Mendocino County Zinfandel (red) or O'Dempsey's Big Red Ale beer (brewed in Atlanta, GA).
Chef's Notes
Mix together the paprika pork rub a couple hours ahead.
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MarionNagle's Review
I made this pork for Christmas, and was enjoyed by all. I roasted it in the oven at 350 uncovered. My son-in-law made sandwiches the next day (actually every day) with tomato and mayo until there was nothing left . I used apricot instead of fig preserve and it couldn't have been better. I also used dark beer instead of stout beer. I have been asked to make it as a second meat on Thanksgiving, not everyone in our family likes turkey.
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