How to Rub Honey on a Pork Roast

Honey enhances pork flavor.

Whether you are using your crockpot to slow cook a roast or baking the meat in the oven, use your creativity to spice up the meal. The sweetness of honey complements the natural saltiness in the pork flavor. Treat your pork roast like a blank finger-painting canvas and rub honey on a pork roast prior to cooking. In addition to honey, throw in a few dried spices to create a mouth-watering and flavorful pork roast.

Things You'll Need

• Honey
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Rosemary, dried
• Red wine
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cups
• Mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon
• Whisk
• Cooking brush
• Plastic gloves

Instructions

1. Combine 1/4-cup honey, 1/4 tsp. garlic powder, 1/4 tsp. onion powder and 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary. Mix well with a spoon. Add 1/4-cup red wine and whisk ingredients. This wet rub should have a medium-to-thick consistency, just a little thinner than the consistency of plain honey.

2. Paint the wet rub onto the uncooked pork roast with a cooking brush. Cover the top and sides of the roast.

3. Put on the plastic gloves and rub the honey wet rub into the roast. Massage the rub into the meat so the meat is completely saturated.

Tips & Warnings

• Add 1/4 tsp. hot mustard to the wet rub give the taste of the pork roast a kick. You can find this mustard in the Asian food section at your local grocery store.

• Add cornstarch to the mixture 1 tsp. at a time if it is too thin.

References

• Epicurious: Honey-Roasted Pork with Greens
• Southern Living: 10 Flavorful Pork Chop Recipes

Resources

• Knox's Spice Company, Inc.: Pork/Pork Ribs