Best Crown Roast of Pork Recipe
The best crown roast of pork recipe is delicious and easy to cook, you'll love it.
Ingredients
- pork crown of about 12 ribs
- 6 tablespoons kosher or sea salt
- 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ cup apple juice
Instructions
- Mix the salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl and rub into both sides of the pork crown roast and refrigerate for three hours or overnight.
- Remove the crown from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature.
- Heat the pellet grill to 225F.
- Place the pork crown in a cast-iron skillet, dust with a little more of the brine mixture, and pour in ½ cup apple juice.
- Place the crown roast in the pellet grill and cook until the internal temperature reaches 135F.
- Turn up the grill to 450F and give the pork another 15 minutes or so, until the internal temperature reaches 145F.
- Remove the cooked crown roast from the pellet grill, cover in foil, and allow to rest for at least 15 minutes.
- Serve to a standing ovation.