There are millions of great pork recipes available at the click of mouse. When I did a quick “pork recipe” search on Google this morning, my results returned 32,400,000 possible recipes to try! This brings up an important question – Have you ever read a recipe, and then flipped the page or clicked to a new recipe because you didn’t understand one of the terms in the instructions? I know that I’ve done it before – Recipes can be intimidating! Believe it or not, but most of those strange and frustrating terms are normally easy to do steps in your recipe.
I’m here to help you look past those frustrating or mysterious terms and try those delicious recipes that you’ve always wanted to cook.
Roasting marshmallows, pot roast, comedy roasts; we’ve all heard the expressions, but what in the world does “roasting” mean?
While it may not seem like a confusing word, the term roasting is often used interchangeably with the word baking. Roasting and baking are both dry heat cooking methods. So why use the term roasting at all? Well, roasting is sometimes considered a specialized form of baking. Roasting is almost always done uncovered, in an open pan. The term “roasting” is also mostly used when talking about meats or vegetables, while “baking” is mostly associated with breads, pies, cakes and casseroles. Here at Porktastic, we believe that the term is best used when referring to pork. That means that roasting is primarily used in reference to foods that already have a solid form or structure, like a delicious cut of lean and flavorful pork, while the word baking typically refers to the cooking process applied to food without a solid structure, such as cookie batter…how about Bacon and Peanut Butter Cookies? Mmmmm…
Bacon Can Make a Great Dessert
If you are as excited about pork as I am, you’re probably getting fidgety just thinking about getting in the kitchen and roasting an awesome piece of pork for dinner. Here’s a recipe I am anxious to try. Go…now….roast some pork!
Herb-Crusted Pork Rib Roast with Red Wine Sauce
Looks Delicious
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Mmm… pork.
The difference between roasting and baking is the cooking temperature. Roasting is done at temperatures of 375° and higher while baking is done at 350° and below.
Thanks for the tip!