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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
This simple blend of herbs is perfect for using on any type of pork, and plenty of other proteins too.
Use this seasoning when making a delicious Instant Pot Pork Roast! This works well with pork roasts, pork loin or pork tenderloin. Serve your pork with some Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes or Butter & Dill Mashed Cauliflower and Pork Gravy for a full meal.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This recipe is ridiculously easy.
- Total Time: You can make this in under 5 minutes.
- Variations: Adjust any of the ingredients to your own personal taste, and use as much or as little as you want on the pork you decide to prepare. Try using marjoram, oregano, or savoury to replace one or more of the herbs. You can also try adding some tarragon or any other kitchen herb you enjoy.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a small bowl, some measuring spoons, and a spoon or whisk. If you make a large batch, you may want a small jar for storage.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Garlic: This recipe calls for minced garlic, but if you want to keep this a dry mixture for easier storage, you can use dried garlic in powdered or minced form.
Thyme, sage, and rosemary can all be used fresh or dried. Dried will give you stronger flavour for a smaller amount, and can be kept mixed together in airtight containers without going bad. Fresh herbs are magnificent too, but will wok better if you intend to add oil or any other liquid.
Salt and pepper to your own personal taste. Feel free to add some dried hot peppers, if you’d like to spice things up.
How To Make Pork Seasoning
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Mix the herbs together in a small bowl or jar. Add olive oil to make a paste and rub it on the pork. Cook pork however you’d like.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Pork Seasoning
Pat it Dry: Make sure to pat the surface of your pork dry before adding the seasoning. This will help the herbs to stick to the surface of the meat and form a crust. Paper towel is perfect for this, since you can throw it away after it touches the raw pork. You can also skip the olive oil and use the seasoning as a dry rub instead.
Other Uses: This combination of herbs isn’t good only on pork. It’s delicious on a variety of proteins. Try it on a roast chicken or a leg of lamb, or even a beef roast. Crank up the garlic and add some honey to make a glaze, or add a bit of vinegar to make a marinade. These spices would also be wonderful on roasted potatoes or carrots.
Storage Instructions
You can keep this mixture of spices in an airtight container for several months. Just don’t add olive oil or any other liquid until you are ready to use it. You can make an extra large batch to use multiple times, or make just the amount needed for the recipe you’re planning.
More Delicious Pork Recipes
Looking for more pork recipes to try?
Why not use some of this seasoning on some classic Mushroom Soup Baked Pork Chops and Rice?
Or make some sweet and Saucy Brown Sugar Baked Pork Chops with a side of rice.
Instant Pot Pulled Pork makes amazing tacos or pulled pork sandwiches.
There you go. A fool proof seasoning blend that will make it easy to decide what you’re putting on your pork. Try it and let me know what you think.
Happy Mixing!
Karlynn
Pork Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ tsp dried sage
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl.
- Pat the pork you are cooking dry with paper towels, then rub the seasoning mixture all over the pork roast.
- Cook the pork according to the recipe you are using. See post above for links to my recipes for the different pork cuts and methods.
Notes
- nutrition is for only the spices, not the pork meat
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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