Oven baked roll

Colds have come, which means that our body needs more calories. Meat dishes are one of the best options for obtaining healthy substances. For example, roll from underscore. This is a delicious pork meat dish that will definitely decorate any table on a holiday and will pleasantly surprise loved ones. What is this dish and how to cook it?

What are underscores?

Undercuts are the lower part of pork carcass, consisting of layers of fat and meat. It is this particular combination that makes it so juicy and appetizing, not allowing the meat to become dry during cooking.

In order to prepare the roll from undercoat, you don’t need anything unusual, all the ingredients can be found at the grocery store or at the nearest market. Of course, to make the dish as tasty as possible, it is better to purchase meat from trusted sellers who can guarantee its quality and freshness. Young piglet meat is best suited. It will also be great if you can find the undercoats of a square shape, weighing from 1 to 1.5 kg.

Essential Ingredients

To prepare the roll from undercoating, you need the following set of products:

• undercuts - 1-1.5 kg;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• bay leaf - 2-3 pcs.;
• vegetable oil.

You can also add spices, but it already depends on your taste preferences.

Cooking method

1. Roulade meat must be washed, if necessary, clean the skin with a knife. Sometimes traces of burning or even dirt remain on it, so you should not forget about this step.
2. Then undercuts should be grated on both sides with salt and pre-crushed garlic. It is advisable not to miss a centimeter.
3. Do not forget about the mixture of spices, also rub it into a piece. Among the spices may be a mixture of peppers or Provence herbs, as well as sage and rosemary. The main thing is not to overdo it.
4. Now you need to roll the resulting meat into a roll and tightly bandage it with twine (if it is not there, a rope will do). This step is necessary to maintain the shape of the roll during heat treatment.
5. Then you need to put the roll from undercuts into the baking sleeve, which before this should be lubricated with vegetable oil. Foil can also come up, it must be laid with the shiny side inward. There you need to lay out a bay leaf.
6. Then you should lay the roll on a deep baking sheet and send it to the oven, heated to 230 degrees, for 30 - 40 minutes, depending on the weight. After half an hour, reduce the temperature to 170 degrees and bake for about an hour.
7. In order for the roll to finally take shape, it should be sent to the refrigerator until it cools completely, then remove the thread from it and serve the dish to the table.

Useful Tips

• If you could not find a piece of square-shaped meat, you should divide the undercuts by width, starting from the upper layer, leave a few centimeters to the end and expand it like a book. This will make it easier to roll it.
• Before being sent to the oven, some housewives cook meat to give it more softness. Cook better 1-2 hours. Thus, the oven-baked roll from undercoat will turn out to be tender and will literally melt in your mouth. It is sent to the oven for 30 minutes.
• To get a delicious golden crust, a couple of minutes before readiness, you can expand the sleeve in which the dish languished. This dish will become even more attractive on the festive table.
• If the skin on the undercoat is too hard, you can put it in water diluted with a small amount of acetic acid before cooking, it will also help to quickly clear it of plaque.

Now you know how to cook roll from underscore. As a side dish, it will suit both mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables, you can supplement the dish with rice. Often, slices of roll replace sausage in sandwiches. It has a delicious aroma and goes well with other products. Its only drawback, perhaps, is calorie content, but sometimes you can treat yourself.