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Pork roast is slowly braised in milk with fresh rosemary, sage and porcini mushrooms. The meat becomes tender and succulent while the milk turns into a delicious sauce that has a nutty like flavor.

Italian Pork Roast with Milk and Fresh Herbs and Lemony Polenta

unsalted butter

olive oil

pork

garlic

dry white wine (we used Pinot Grigio)

milk

heavy cream

mushrooms

anchovy paste

red pepper flakes

lemon

rosemary

chicken broth (low-sodium)

buttermilk

yellow cornmeal

Parmesan (grated)

butter

salt (q.b.)

black pepper (q.b.)

Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts. Add pork, fat side down, and sear until brown, 3-4 minutes. Brown pork on all sides, about 5 minutes more; transfer to a 4- to 6-qt. slow cooker. Add garlic to skillet; cook 30 seconds.

Deglaze skillet with wine, scraping up any brown bits. Add milk, cream, porcini, anchovy paste, pepper flakes, and zest; simmer 3 minutes. Pour milk mixture around pork in slow cooker; submerge rosemary and sage. Cover slow cooker and cook pork until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part register 145 degrees F on low setting, 2 hours. Transfer pork to a platter and tent with foil to keep warm. Discard rosemary and sage.

Purée sauce in the&nbsp;slow cooker with a handheld blender until smooth; season with salt and black pepper.

Slice pork and serve with sauce and Lemony Polenta.

Whisk together the broth, buttermilk, and cornmeal in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, and cook, whisking constantly, about 5 minutes; remove from heat.&nbsp;

Stir in Parmesan, butter, and zest; season with salt and pepper.&nbsp;

LEMONY POLENTA

Mouth Melting, delicious and yum. Awesome presentation too.

What a delicious and beautiful dinner!  Everything looks fantastic!

I love a good pork dinner. I will admit I have NEVER tried preparing it this way. I need to experiment in the kitchen for sure. Once the cooler weather gets here, this is happening for dinner!! Can't wait to give it a try.

Anxious to try this recipe....another interesting twist to cooking pork and  polenta...Yum.   I admit I’ve been using my crockpot for years, especially, when I worked.   It was always comforting after leaving work, picking up kids at school and walking into a fragrant house as crockpot dinner cooked....Meals were always juicy and flavorful....desserts and appetizers also a winner in crockpot.

Thanks, Marisa

This came out so juicy, tender and delicious!  Looking forward to having it again soon!

Its not only until recently that I started to experiment with mixing milk and various herbs. Their combination gives so much to pretty much any dish. So I can imagine how tasty and flavorful this pork roast is! Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!

That is such a flavorful and delicious looking dish. SO perfect for the holidays -- very festive and crowd pleasing.

what an amazing amount of flavor in this with fresh herbs and I just love the photos. I really wish we lived closer so I could have had this meal with you.  You cook everything I love and would love a place at your table xo  Merry Christmas pretty friend enjoy your new home! many blessings

The sauce looks so good. White wine, cream, and mushrooms....so much yum. My family adores this.

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