Pork

Travel the world’s barbecue trail and you’ll find meat on a stick almost everywhere. South Africa’s version goes by the Afrikaans name sosatie. Like all good Cape Malay meat dishes, fruit and curry are never far off—the former (usually apricots) interspersed with the meat on the skewers, the latter used to flavor the marinade and sauce. “Cape Malay,” by the way, refers to the descendants of Indonesian and Malaysian slaves and indentured servants brought to Cape Town to work in farming. “There is.…

You can never tell with recipes; sometimes you read them with your mouth watering, only to find that they disappoint. And then there are those simple, unassuming recipes (like this one) that take you by surprise.

I rarely cook pork. I'm intimidated by the over-the-top treatment it gets in my favorite restaurants. But this recipe is accessible for the home cook and very, very tasty.

This pork roast recipe utilizes a rub with the perfect balance of oregano, cumin, chile powder, and paprika. Serve with caramelized baby carrots alongside for a decadent dinner.

Note that the chops need to marinate for at least three days, so begin preparing this dish—inspired by Chinese char siu—well in advance.