Creole Pork Roast

Ingredients

Creole Seasoning

• 1/4 cup red pepper
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon chile powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon coriander
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

Roast

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 3 1/2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning
• 1 can mushroom pieces, drained
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 (4 to 5 pound) boneless pork roast (string removed)
• 2 tablespoons flour

Instructions

1. In saucepan, melt butter. Add green pepper, onion and 2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning. Cook until tender; drain.
2. Stir in mushrooms; blend in 1/4 cup tomato paste.
3. Unroll roast. Spread vegetable mixture over roast surface. Roll meat and tie with string.
4. Roast on rack in pan at 325 degrees F for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until temperature is 170 degrees F.
5. Remove to platter.
6. Skim fat. Add water to juices to make 1 1/2 cups liquid.
7. Return 2 tablespoons fat to pan.
8. Stir in flour and remaining seasoning and paste. Cook until bubbly.
9. Pour over sliced roast.