HOLIDAY STUFFED PORK ROAST

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

3/4 c  Slivered almonds
2 tb Butter or margarine
3/4 c  Sliced green onions
3/4 c  Chopped celery
4 c  Cooked brown rice
3/4 c  Orange juice; divided
2 tb Grated orange peel
1 tb Diced crystallized ginger
-- divided
1/2 ts Salt
1    Boneless pork loin roast
-(3-1/2 lbs.), rolled and tied
1 ts Dried rosemary; crushed
1/4 ts Cracked black pepper
16 oz Cranberry sauce (canned)
1    Orange; peeled and sectioned

Cook almonds in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until brown.
Add onions and celery; cook until vegetables are tender crisp. Stir in
rice, 1/2 cup orange juice, orange peel, 1 teaspoon ginger, and salt; set
aside. Untie roast, and spoon rice mixture lengthwise between loins.
Retie roast securely with string at 2- to 3-inch intervals; place, fat
side down, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Combine rosemary and pepper;
sprinkle over roast. Insert meat thermometer does not touch stuffing or
fat. Bake at 325 F. for 1-1/2 hours. Combine cranberry sauce, remaining
orange juice, remaining ginger, and orange in small saucepan; stir well.
Simmer over medium heat 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Brush about
1/2 cup cranberry mixture over pork. Bake an additional 15 minutes or
until meat thermometer registers 170 F. Let roast stand 10 minutes.
Remove string and slice roast. Serve with remaining cranberry sauce.

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Source: Seasonal Inspirations for Rice
Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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