PEPPERCORN ROASTED PORK WITH VERMOUTH PAN SAUCE

Peppercorn Roasted Pork with Vermouth Pan Sauce image

Provided by Andrea Albin

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

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6 tablespoons pink peppercorns divided
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
1 1/2 tablespoons fennel seeds
7 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (5-pounds) boneless pork shoulder roast (butt end)
1/2 cup dry vermouth
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Equipment: an electric coffee/spice grinder

Steps:

Grind 1/4 cup pink peppercorns with black peppercorns and fennel seeds in grinder, then stir together with garlic, oil, and 1 tablespoon salt.
Pat pork dry and use a paring knife to make about 16 (1-inch-deep) slits all over roast. Stuff slits with all but 1 tablespoon garlic-peppercorn paste, then rub remaining tablespoon all over roast. Put in a small (13-by 9-inch) flameproof roasting pan and marinate, chilled, 8 to 24 hours.
Let pork stand at room temperature 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Roast pork, fat side up, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meat registers 150°F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour off all but about 1 tablespoon fat from roasting pan. Add vermouth to pan and boil, scraping up brown bits, 2 minutes. Stir in broth, any meat juices from cutting board, and remaining 2 tablespoons pink peppercorns and boil until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes.
Knead together butter and flour, then whisk into sauce and boil, whisking constantly, until just slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
Serve pork with sauce.