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NAME

     PORK-IN-MILK - Italian-style pork roast in milk
     I got this recipe from a friend, who got it from a  cookbook
     in  Italy.  It  is  very rich and flavorful. I have not seen
     this method of preparation in any other recipe.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6)

     1-2 kg     pork loin roast (You can also use a pork shoulder
               roast)
     25 g      butter
     30 ml     olive oil
               salt
               black pepper freshly ground
               milk enough to cover roast; see instructions below
     3-4 cl     warm water

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Find a saucepan that fits the pork roast  closely,
               but still allows you to turn the roast in it.
          (2)  Add the  butter  and  oil  to  the  pan.  Heat  at
               medium-high heat. Brown the roast on all sides.
          (3)  Add salt and pepper to taste. Add enough  milk  to
               cover 3/4 of the meat.
          (4)  Cover the saucepan, but leave the lid  ajar.  Turn
               the  heat down to medium and cook for 11/2 to 21/2
               hours, until the sauce has reduced to thick,  nut-
               brown clusters. If the sauce has not reduced after
               21/2 hours, remove the meat,  keep  it  warm,  and
               increase  the  heat to high until the sauce thick-
               ens.
          (5)  Remove the roast from the sauce,  if  you  haven't
               already.  Turn the heat down and skim the fat from
               the sauce. Add the water, turn the heat  to  high,
               and  scrape the bottom of the saucepan (there will
               be a crust on the bottom that you'll want  to  get
               loose).
          (6)  Return the meat to the pan, warm it up, and  serve
               it with the sauce.

NOTES

     The cleanup for this recipe takes a while, because the  sau-
     cepan gets a crust on the bottom.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 5 minutes preparation, 2 - 3  hours
     cooking.  Precision: no need to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Jeff Lichtman
     Relational Technology, Inc., Alameda, California, USA
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