Nov 03 2013
For Sunday’s supper I asked the wife if she wanted chicken or pork, she said pork. I had in mind to do a pork shoulder roast with veggies, potatoes, carrots, and celery. I couldn’t find a shoulder roast small enough so settled for a pork loin sirloin roast, bought some baby gold potatoes and some Brussels sprouts for me. I knew I had carrots and celery.
I got the roast in brine for 2 a half hours; seasoned, tied and in the fridge for one hour. My seasoning was just salt, pepper and garlic flakes. I browned it on my Weber Q100 3 or 4 min. per side then went on a tray over some sliced onions and in my Traeger at 350 deg. grill level.
I had my veggies cleaned and just one carrot but I had some parsnips so used them for me and the wife could have the carrot. I drizzled olive oil over the veggies and placed around the roast and added salt and pepper.
It took about one and a half hours to get to an IT of 158 deg. I stirred the veggies near the end. I tented the roast and veggies while I put 3 pretzel bread sticks on the smoker to heat up.
It tasted pretty good, I had my potatoes, Brussels sprouts, parsnips and celery with mine and the wife had potatoes and carrots with hers. The Brussels sprouts and parsnips could have been a little more done, next time I would nuke the veggies some and then on for 45 minutes to brown up.
The pork sirloin is not my favorite pork cut, next time I will get a shoulder roast and cut it if it’s too large.
The sirloin roast is mostly white meat and some will have a little dark meat attached. I figure if I want white meat I may as well do a loin.
In my Traeger
Pretzel bread sticks
Ready to serve
My Plate
Smokin Don
