Seared Italian Pork Roast w/ Mushroom Gravy

Kerry has been cooking more for himself while he is in Honolulu now that he has a hotel that has a small kitchen in it. Eating out every night sounds fun until you really do it. He has been coming up with some of his own creations for years but this is one of his latest. He made this one for me last Sunday, a very nice meal! The meat was so tender that you could cut it with a fork.

He literally sears the meat on all sides
Then he adds the Italian Seasoning
Again he turns each side of the meat until the seasoning is seared on.
After cooking the meat on a higher temperature with the onions he lowers the temperature and adds the mushrooms.
Removing the heat and cooking the mushrooms, butter and gravy a little longer until thickened the meat has a few minutes to rest.

The end product is a beautifully seasoned roast with a delicious mushroom gravy that he served with rice.

Seared Italian Pork Roast w/ Mushroom Gravy

1 3-4 lb. Pork Butt Roast (2-2 1/2 inches thick similar to a 7 Bone Roast)

salt

fresh ground pepper

McCormick Italian Seasoning

1 large onion, cut lengthwise into 1/8ths

1/3 lb.Crimini mushrooms

2 T. vegetable oil

2 T. butter

Put oil in frying pan, heat on high until smoking. Sear edges of roast all around until browned. Season one side of roast with salt (light) fresh ground pepper, and enough Italian seasoning to hide the meat. Place seasoned side down in frying pan, sear until browned, about two minutes. Season other side of roast in the same manner, turn roast and sear the second side as well. Place in roasting pan, scatter the onion around the roast and place in a 450 oven for 45-60 mins.


Quarter the mushrooms and scatter around the base of the roast at the end of the above cooking time. Place back in the oven lower heat to 325 ad cook for another half an hour or until mushrooms are thoroughly cooked. Remove roast from pan, heat over burner until liquid is halved remove from heat add butter and stir until thickened. Serve over meat and or rice.