Bring out the festive mood of your guests.
Serve this flavorful roast with sliced new potatoes, glazed carrots,
green salad and a pound cake with orange glazing.
Fiesta Pork
Roast
- 6 to 7 pound pork loin
roast
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups water
8 small whole onions, peeled
8 small oranges, peeled
3/4 cup currant jelly
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- Combine salt, onion powder,
garlic powder and pepper. Sprinkle on pork roast; rub into roast.
Place roast in shallow roasting pan; insert meat thermometer.
Roast at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour. Add water to pan. Place onions
around roast. Combine currant jelly and hot pepper sauce; brush
on roast and onions.
- Continue to roast for
1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 155-160 degrees F.
Remove roast; let stand 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.
- Meanwhile, add oranges
to hot liquid in pan; heat thoroughly.
- Remove onions and oranges;
keep warm.
- To make gravy, combine
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup water; mix until
smooth. Bring pan liquid to a boil; gradually stir in flour mixture.
Cook and stir until thickened.
Serves 16.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 232 calories
Protein 27 grams
Fat 6 grams
Sodium 464 milligrams
Cholesterol 66 milligrams
Recipe provided courtesy
of Pork: The Other White Meat.
