Recipe: Tender Pork Roast in a Dutch Oven

1 Peel the onions and slice them thinly

2 Tie together the elements of the bouquet garni

3 Peel the garlic cloves and crush them with a firm blow of the flat of your hand or with a knife

4 Melt the lard in a cast iron Dutch oven, brown the loin on all sides over moderate heat

5 When well browned, drain it and place it on a plate

6 Discard the cooking fat from the roast and add the onions to the Dutch oven. Mix them and cook for a few minutes over low heat until they soften slightly

7 Return the roast to the Dutch oven, add the bones, bouquet garni and garlic cloves, season with salt and pepper

8 Cover and cook over very low heat for 1 hour 45 minutes, turning the roast several times during cooking

9 When the roast is cooked, drain it and slice it

10 Arrange the slices on a hot serving platter

11 Strain the cooking juice and pour it over the meat slices
Serve immediately.