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Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes

Pork marinated in beer, honey, and gyros seasoning, then baked with potatoes, onions, and bacon under foil at 200 °C (400 °F). Serves 8.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
30 min
Cook time
50 min – 1 hr
Temperature
200 °C (400 °F)
Servings
8 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Slovak
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This oven-baked version of cigánska pečienka, a popular Slovak pork dish, cooks the meat and potatoes together in one roasting pan. The pork is marinated a day ahead in gyros seasoning, honey, oil, and light lager to let the flavors blend. It is then layered in the pan with sliced potatoes, onion rings, and diced bacon. The dish bakes under foil at 200 °C (400 °F) and also includes garlic, sour cream, chili, and parsley.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. 20 min
    Cut the pork into serving portions. A day before baking, marinate it in the gyros seasoning, honey, oil, and beer to let the flavors blend. Lightly grease a roasting pan with oil or lard and arrange half the sliced potatoes in it. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
    Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes
  2. 10 min
    Slice the onions into rings and spread half over the potatoes.
  3. Cut the bacon into small cubes and scatter it among the potatoes and onions.
    Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes
  4. Arrange the marinated pork on top.
    Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes
  5. Repeat all the layers once more.
    Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes
  6. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil and bake in an oven preheated to 200 °C (400 °F) for about 50–60 minutes.
    Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes
  7. Meanwhile, prepare the sour cream sauce: mix the sour cream with the pressed garlic and season with spices to taste.
  8. Shortly before the end of baking, remove the pan from the oven and uncover it. Pour the sour cream sauce over the contents and bake uncovered at the same temperature until the sour cream begins to brown.
    Cigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoesCigánska pečienka: beer-marinated pork and potatoes

Tip: Before pouring on the sour cream sauce, pierce the bottom layer of potatoes and the meat with a knife—the potatoes must be tender and the meat juices clear. If they are not ready, bake a little longer under foil.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
810 kcal
Protein
46 g
Carbohydrates
54 g
of which sugars
7.5 g
Fat
44 g
of which saturates
14 g
Fiber
8.0 g
Salt
4.4 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Cigánska pečienka z pekáča so zemiakmi a pivnou marinádou

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