Slow-Roasted Bone-In Pork Rib Roast

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV

Main Courses
US & Canada
Meat
Pork
Roasts
    

A center-cut pork rib roast is as close to prime rib as you can get from the pig. So why not cook it the same way?

SERVES6 to 8

TIME3½ to 4½ hours, plus 6 hours salting and 30 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We cure our pork rib roast overnight with a salt and sugar rub, which seasons it well and gives it a mahogany appearance. We then cook it slowly, to help keep it as moist and juicy as possible. To dress it up for a holiday feast, we pair it...

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