Crown Roast of Pork With Apple, Fig and Cherry Stuffing
photo by kaze_no_sennyo
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 6 -7 lbs center-cut pork loin (16 ribs)
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 granny smith apples
- 1 cup dried fig
- 1⁄2 cup dried cherries
- 1⁄2 cup almonds, slivered
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup muscat wine, divided
- 3 cups herb seasoned stuffing mix
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
directions
- Preheat oven 425°F.
- Rub the roast all over with garlic, thyme, olive oil, generously salt and pepper to taste. Sauté the apples, figs, cherries and almonds in butter, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in applesauce, dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup wine and stuffing mix; spoon into center of roast.
- Place rosemary sprigs on top of stuffing. Cover stuffing and exposed ends of ribs with aluminum foil.
- Roast pork for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and continue roasting until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 150°F, approximately 2 hours.
- Transfer the pork to a platter and let stand for 15 minutes.
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Reviews
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Wow! That's all I have to say. I made this this last weekend for some friends who came over for our gingerbread house decorating party. It looked so scrumptious we didn't need a centerpiece, and the consistancy of the pork was like butter. Believe it or not, even though 90% of the guests were guys, it got rave reviews all night, so you know it's got to be good. lol. I love your recipes Annacia! Thanks a million, again, for making dinner remarkable ;)