Slow Roasted Pork Roast with Potatoes

2 lb. pork roast or pork belly with skin
kosher salt
ground pepper
Italian seasoning
minced garlic
2 T. oil
small red potatoes or dutch potatoes, cut into chunks
carrots, cut into chunks, optional
apple slices, optional

Heat oven to 350. Make several cuts across pork (or skin only of pork belly), about 1/4" apart. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Place Italian seasoning and garlic, (to taste) inside cuts. Drizzle with oil. Rub into pork. Place the pork on a wire rack on a baking sheet or use a roasting pan with insert. Place some oil in the bottom of the roasting pan. Add chunks of potatoes, carrots, and apples. Bake 2-2 1/2 hours until tender. Increase temperature to 425 and bake 20 minutes more. Remove from oven, cover, and allow to cool on rack for 10 more minutes, before slicing. Slice thinly. I served it with Brussel sprouts and cheese sauce. Yum!

1st picture: pork roast with cuts and seasoning; 2nd picture: ready for the oven with potatoes; 3rd picture: baking done, ready to slice; 4th picture: ready to eat!