Glazed Pork Loin Roast

This is a recipe that I adopted. I have used this glaze for pork loin in the past and it's wonderful. The original recipe calls for the roast to be cooked in the microwave, but I always bake mine in the oven so I have added oven instructions to the recipe.

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs fresh pork loin roast
• 1  clove garlic, cut into 1/4's
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon orange marmalade
• 1  teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

Directions

1. Make 4 slits in fat on pork roast with tip of sharp knife, insert a piece garlic in each slit.
2. Sprinkle roast with salt.
3. Mix marmalade, mustard and thyme, spread on roast.
4. MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS Place roast in 16 x 10-inch cooking bag.
5. Close bag loosely with string (leave hole the size of finger in closure).
6. Place roast on microwve roast- ing rack in oblong baking dish 12 x 7 12 x 2-inches.
7. Microwave on medium-low (30%) 30 minutes; turn roast over and turn dish one-half turn.
8. Microwave until roast is done (170 degrees F on meat thermometer inserted in several different places in roast), 20 to 25 minutes.
9. Let stand 10 minutes in bag in microwave.
10. Serve with Meat Juices.
11. OVEN INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
12. Put the pork loin which has been prepared with garlic and salt in a roasting pan.
13. Bake at 20 minutes per pound or until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees.
14. Spread marmalade mixture on roast during last 15 minutes of cook time.
15. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes prior to slicing.