Porketta Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon fennel seed
1 tablespoon anise seed
1 bay leaf, finely crumbled
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
3/4 tablespoon onion powder
1/4 - 1/2 tablespoon crushed hot pepper flakes
2 1/2 - 3 lbs pork roast
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 -8 cloves garlic, chopped

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients and coaresly crush with a mortar and pestle, combine with remaining seasoning ingredients.
Rub pork roast all over with olive oil, place in a large plastic storage bag.
Combine seasoning mix with garlic.
Sprinkle over roast, rub into roast with fingers.
Let the roast stand at room temp 1 hour or up to 12 hours in the refrigerator.
Heat oven to 450F degrees.
Place pork, fat-side up in a roasting pan.
Top with any loose seasonings in the plastic bag.
Roast uncovered for 10 minutes.
Reduce temp to 300F and continue roasting until internal temp reaches 155F about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
When done, remove from oven and tent loosely with foil.
Let stand 15 minutes before carving.