Apricot-Rosemary Glazed Pork Loin

PaulaG's Note:

This takes only 10 minutes to prepare for the oven. It looks awesome when removed from the oven. The meat is very tender and the sauce provides a hint of orange and rosemary. The recipe is courtesy of Betty Crocker.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 3 lbs pork loin roast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• ¼ cup dry sherry or ¼ cup cooking sherry or ¼ cup apple juice
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves , crumbled
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Remove any excess fat from the roast.
3. Place roast in a 13x9-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. In a small saucepan, heat the preserves, sherry, rosemary and garlic over medium heat, stirring frequently.
6. When thickened, spoon 1/4 cup mixture onto pork reserving remainder.
7. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of pork.
8. Bake uncovered 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until the thermometer reads 155°F.
9. Cover pork with foil and allow to stand 15 to 20 minutes or until thermometer reads 160°F.
10. Cut roast into slices.
11. Heat the reserved apricot mixture and serve with roast.

Reviews

[rainbowbrush]

I used pork sirloin roast boneless DH and I enjoyed this, but DD (12) was only ok with it some times not into meat. But in saying this I will be making this again thank you :)

[Ginny Sue]

This was a good roast and the sauce made for a nice glaze. A little sweet, but the rosemary and garlic helped cut some of the sweetness. The glaze drippings burned in the pan while cooking, which didn't harm the roast any, it just smelled a little burnt. I used apple juice instead of sherry.

[Carol43953]

I followed this recipe except for the sherry; all I had was Burgundy cooking wine but the end result was delicious!!! I personally loved the sweet glaze but it was a bit too sweet for my husband. To each his own ;-)